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British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, e314-e316
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/17918337
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Case report

Unusual variant of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery

T Meguro, MD, K Terada, MD, N Hirotsune, MD, S Nishino, MD and T Asano, MD

Department of Neurological Surgery, Hiroshima City Hospital, 7-33 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8518, Japan

Correspondence: Toshinari Meguro, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, Hiroshima City Hospital, 7-33 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-8518, Japan. E-mail: tmeguron{at}hotmail.com

Here, we present a case of an unusual variant of a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery, which was found incidentally during an examination for a hypertensive thalamic haemorrhage. The anastomotic vessel arose from the external carotid artery and joined the vertebral artery through the hypoglossal canal. The embryology of the anomaly is briefly discussed.






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