Brainstem infarction in a patient with internal carotid dissection and persistent trigeminal artery: a case report

BMC Medical Imaging

Case Report

Serge Bracard¹  Rene Anxionnat¹  Daniela Iancu² 

[1] Department of Neuroradiology, CHU Nancy, 54035, Nancy, France;Department of Neuroradiology, CHU Nancy, 54035, Nancy, France;Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, 820 Sherbrook St, R3A 1R9, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

关键词: Internal Carotid Artery;    Digital Subtraction Angiography;    Trigeminal Ganglion;    Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery;    Occlusive Internal Carotid Artery;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2342-10-14

 received in 2010-03-22, accepted in 2010-07-02,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe primitive trigeminal artery (PTA) is the most commonly described fetal anastomosis between the carotid and vertebrobasilar circulations.Case presentationWe report a 42-year-old patient presenting with internal carotid dissection, and imaging features of brainstem infarction.ConclusionBased on the imaging studies we presume occlusive carotid dissection with extensive thrombosis within a persistent trigeminal artery as the cause of this brainstem ischemia.

【 授权许可】

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