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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 8/2016

01-10-2016 | Original Article

Infraoptic anterior cerebral artery: case series report and literature review

Authors: Myoung Soo Kim, Sook Young Sim

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 8/2016

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Abstract

An infraoptic course of the precommunicating anterior cerebral artery (A1 segment) is a rare anomaly. We report three patients with an infraoptic A1 diagnosed by computed tomography angiography and we review the literature focusing on embryological development. In all three patients, a left infraoptic A1 that originated from the ophthalmic level of the internal carotid artery was diagnosed incidentally. Only one patient had a normal supraoptic A1. The embryogenesis of this anomaly is unclear. We propose that an error in the development of the definitive ophthalmic artery is possible mechanisms giving rise to this anomaly.
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Metadata
Title
Infraoptic anterior cerebral artery: case series report and literature review
Authors
Myoung Soo Kim
Sook Young Sim
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-016-1651-8

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