MR ANGIOGRAPHY IN PERSISTENT HYPOGLOSSAL ARTERY WITH ABSENT BILATERAL VERTEBRAL ARTERIES: A RARE ANOMALY
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 17
Abstract
Persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA) which is a persistent carotid-basilar anastomosis is a rare vascular anomaly. It is usually found incidentally. We present a case of persistent left hypoglossal artery associated with absent bilateral vertebral arteries in a 62 year male patient presenting with vertigo and giddiness for 1 month. This finding was only incidental. There were no associated findings in this patient
Authors and Affiliations
Rashmi M. Nagaraju, Bhimarao Bhimarao
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP227380
- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/387
- Views 65
- Downloads 0
CLINICAL PATTERN AND VISUAL OUTCOME IN OCULAR INJURIES AT 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS- A PROSPECTIVE FOLLOW UP STUDY
BACKGROUND The history of ocular injuries began when primitive men fought with another, hunted their prey for food or first chipped a stone to make his primitive tool. However, in modern times, the scenario has been wide...
A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY REGARDING PREVALENCE OF DRY EYE DISEASE IN POST-OPERATIVE CATARACT SURGERY PATIENTS OF 140 CASES.
BACKGROUND Dry eye disease is one of the most common ocular surface disorder with large number of studies carried out in various countries estimate the prevalence of dry eye disease to be between 5-34%. The prevalence of...
ROLE OF MRI IN ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES
BACKGROUND Rotator cuff unit plays an important role in the normal functioning of the shoulder joint and any injury to these muscles will lead to potential clinical consequences. Hence, it is necessary to understand its...
ROLE OF COLOUR FLOW DUPLEX SONOGRAPHY IN EVALUATION OF VARICOSE VEINS OF LOWER LIMBS
BACKGROUND Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous veins mainly involving the superficial veins of lower limb. Depending on the presence or absence of the underlying cause, they are classified as primary and secondary.Colou...
BILATERAL TUBERCULOSIS OF AREOLA AND NIPPLE- A RARE CASE
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 25 yrs. young unmarried woman presented with pain, fever and discharge from nipple for last 7 yrs. There was no history of pulmonary tuberculosis, but 5 years back her brother suffered and was trea...