Anomalous origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery from the internal carotid artery

A Ahuja; V B Graves; D L Crosby; C M Strother

Anomalous origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery from the internal carotid artery

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1992 Nov-Dec;13(6):1625-6.

Authors

A Ahuja¹, V B Graves, D L Crosby, C M Strother

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Science Center, Madison 53792-3252.

PMID: 1442441
PMCID: PMC8332401

Abstract

A rare anomalous origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery arising from the internal carotid artery is described. The embryologic explanation postulated is the persistence of a primitive communicating vessel (presegmental artery) between the anterior and posterior circulation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arteries / abnormalities
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Cerebellum / blood supply*
Cerebellum / embryology
Humans
Male