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A unique finding of the basilar artery.
Gnanadev, Raja; Iwanaga, Joe; Loukas, Marios; Tubbs, R Shane; Griessenauer, Christoph J.
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  • Gnanadev R; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
  • Iwanaga J; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 131 S. Robertson St. Suite 1300, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. iwanagajoeca@gmail.com.
  • Loukas M; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
  • Tubbs RS; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada.
  • Griessenauer CJ; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, 131 S. Robertson St. Suite 1300, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Surg Radiol Anat ; 43(2): 301-303, 2021 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33130977
Variants of the posterior intracranial circulation are important for surgeon, interventionalists and radiologists. Herein, a unique configuration of the basilar artery is reported. A 54-year-old man with a history of COPD, hypothyroidism, smoking, and hyperlipidemia presented to an outside institution with nausea, confusion, altered mental status, and ataxia. The patient was evaluated for stroke. Imaging revealed rotation of the basilar apex of 180 degrees, fetal configuration of the posterior communicating artery, right posterior cerebral artery filling from the left vertebral artery, and duplication of the left and right superior cerebellar arteries. The patient continued to deteriorate neurologically and MRI revealed multifocal and symmetric signal abnormalities in the brain stem, thalami, basal ganglia, and hippocampi. The differential diagnosis included acute disseminated myeloencephalitis. Despite plasma exchange and steroid therapy, the patient died a few days later. This case report demonstrates a rare variation of the basilar apex.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Artéria Basilar / Círculo Arterial do Cérebro / Acidente Vascular Cerebral / Variação Anatômica Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Surg Radiol Anat Assunto da revista: ANATOMIA / RADIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Granada País de publicação: Alemanha
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Artéria Basilar / Círculo Arterial do Cérebro / Acidente Vascular Cerebral / Variação Anatômica Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Surg Radiol Anat Assunto da revista: ANATOMIA / RADIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Granada País de publicação: Alemanha