Bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries: a case report and literature review

Mizuki Ozawa; Akira Uchino; Naoko Saito; Hajime Maruyama

doi:10.1007/s00276-019-02243-6

Bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries: a case report and literature review

Surg Radiol Anat. 2019 Sep;41(9):1083-1085. doi: 10.1007/s00276-019-02243-6. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Authors

Mizuki Ozawa¹, Akira Uchino², Naoko Saito¹, Hajime Maruyama³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan. auchino@saitama-med.ac.jp.
³ Department of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan.

PMID: 31016350
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-019-02243-6

Abstract

Bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries (PHAs) are extremely rare, with only 5 cases reported in the English-language literature. Using magnetic resonance angiography, we diagnosed a case in which the left side was a typical PHA and the right side was presumed a PHA variant that supplied only the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.

Keywords: Carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis; Cerebral arterial variation; Magnetic resonance angiography; Persistent hypoglossal artery; Persistent hypoglossal artery variant.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Basilar Artery / abnormalities*
Basilar Artery / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Intracranial Arterial Diseases / congenital
Intracranial Arterial Diseases / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography