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Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2012

01-01-2012 | Review Paper

Trigeminal artery: a review of normal and pathological features

Authors: Ljiljana Vasović, Ivan Jovanović, Slađana Ugrenović, Slobodan Vlajković, Predrag Jovanović, Vesna Stojanović

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Objects

Carotid–vertebrobasilar anastomoses—the trigeminal, otic, hypoglossal, and proatlantal intersegmental arteries—serve as transitory channels between primitive internal carotid arteries and bilateral longitudinal neural arterial plexus, which is the precursor of future basilar artery, when the human embryo reaches about 4-mm length.

Material and methods

Normal and/or abnormal morphofunctional aspects of the prenatal and postnatal forms of the trigeminal artery are described according to personal and literature data. Many arteries of similar origin and course are also noted in the differential diagnosis of the trigeminal artery.

Conclusions

The persistent primitive trigeminal artery, as the most commonly carotid–vertebrobasilar anastomosis, has a reported incidence of 0.03–2.2% in the literature. There is female sex predilection, and it may be discovered in patients of any age, on either side, and in association with many vascular variants. Although the significance of persistent primitive trigeminal artery regarding the development of an aneurysm or association with another pathological condition may not be clear, its (ab)normal morphology is the inspiration for anatomists, especially for neurosurgeons, before planning diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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Metadata
Title
Trigeminal artery: a review of normal and pathological features
Authors
Ljiljana Vasović
Ivan Jovanović
Slađana Ugrenović
Slobodan Vlajković
Predrag Jovanović
Vesna Stojanović
Publication date
01-01-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1622-7

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