Acute Cerebral Infarction in a Patient with Persistent Trigeminal Artery and Homolateral Hypoplasia of Internal Carotid Artery Distal Anastomosis: A Case Report and a Mini Review of the Literature

Persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA) is a rare remnant between the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the basilar artery into adulthood. PPTA generally lacks specific clinical manifestations and occasionally accompanies with other cerebrovascular diseases.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 27, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Da-Ping Lyu, Yu Wang, Kai Wang, Ming Yao, Yun-Fan Wu, Zhi-Hua Zhou Source Type: research