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Basilar artery formed by persistent primitive trigeminal artery: a case report

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to present a case of basilar artery (BA) formed by persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA), which was diagnosed using digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

Discussion

PPTA is a common branching variation of embryological origin. The prevalence of PPTA ranges between 0.1 and 0.6%. It has been reported that PPTA typically joins the BA proximally and supplies the superior cerebellar artery (SCA), anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) or posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) branches. This is the first report of a case where the vertebral artery (VA) terminates in the PICA, and PPTA forms the BA and solely supplies the posterior circulation.

Conclusion

No study or case report has been identified in the English literature on persistent primitive trigeminal artery serving as the sole source of blood supply to basilar artery alone.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [Rabia Tasdemir], upon reasonable request.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep Islam, Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Rabia Tasdemir

  2. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Sedat Yasin

  3. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Omer Faruk Cihan

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All the authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by SY, RT and OFC. The first draft of the manuscript was written by RT, and all the authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Rabia Tasdemir.

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Tasdemir, R., Yasin, S. & Cihan, O.F. Basilar artery formed by persistent primitive trigeminal artery: a case report. Surg Radiol Anat 45, 333–335 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-023-03096-w

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