Persistent trigeminal artery variant terminating in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: a case report

Surg Radiol Anat. 2018 Feb;40(2):237-240. doi: 10.1007/s00276-017-1933-9. Epub 2017 Oct 7.

Abstract

Persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is a rare cerebrovascular variation of remnant fetal carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses. The PTA variant terminates in the cerebellar artery with no direct connection to the basilar artery. We present a rare case of a PTA variant that terminated directly into the ipsilateral posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

Keywords: Internal carotid artery; Persistent trigeminal artery; Posterior communicating artery; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Cerebral Arteries / abnormalities*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Middle Aged