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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.
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Lee, G.Y., Heo, Y.J., Jung, H.S. et al. Persistent trigeminal artery variant terminating in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: a case report. Surg Radiol Anat 40, 237–240 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-017-1933-9
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