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Multiple variations of the cerebral arteries associated with tetralogy of Fallot: a case report

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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) can be associated with vascular malformations or variations, especially of the aortic arch or supracardiac major venous systems. We report its association with an extremely rare combination of three such variations of the cerebral arteries—a right persistent hypoglossal artery, an extremely rare left carotid-right anterior cerebral artery (ACA) anastomosis, and a left accessory middle cerebral artery arising from the A1–A2 junction of the left ACA—which were diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography in a 9-year-old girl during evaluation of multiple acute cerebral infarctions.

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We thank Rosalyn Uhrig, M.A., for editorial assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

    Akira Uchino & Naoko Saito

  2. Department of Radiology, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan

    Eito Kozawa

  3. Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology, Saitama Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 1397-1 Yamane, Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan

    Satoshi Masutani

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Uchino, A., Saito, N., Kozawa, E. et al. Multiple variations of the cerebral arteries associated with tetralogy of Fallot: a case report. Surg Radiol Anat 39, 1161–1164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-017-1848-5

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