Persistent communications between the carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries (mnemonic)
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"A HOT Pepper" is a mnemonic to recall the persistent communications between the anterior (carotid) and posterior (vertebrobasilar) systems. is:
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Knowledge of these anatomical variants is important to avoid confusion with pathology and to prevent inadvertent injury during surgery.
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-<p>"<strong>HOT Pepper</strong>" is a mnemonic to recall the persistent communications between the anterior (carotid) and posterior (vertebrobasilar) systems. Knowledge of these anatomical variants is important to avoid confusion with pathology and to prevent inadvertent injury during surgery.</p><ul>-<li><a href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2"><strong>H</strong>ypoglossal artery</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/persistent-otic-artery"><strong>O</strong>tic artery</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/persistent-primitive-trigeminal-artery"><strong>T</strong>rigeminal artery</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/proatlantal-intersegmental-artery"><strong>P</strong>roatlantal intersegmental artery</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/persistent-stapedial-artery"><strong>Per</strong>sistent stapedial artery</a></li>- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic </strong>to recall the persistent communications between the anterior (carotid) and posterior (vertebrobasilar) systems is:</p><ul><li><strong>HOT Pepper</strong></li></ul><p>Knowledge of these anatomical variants is important to avoid confusion with pathology and to prevent inadvertent injury during surgery.</p><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
- +<li>H: <a href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2">hypoglossal artery</a>
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- +<li>O: <a href="/articles/persistent-otic-artery">otic artery</a>
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- +<li>T: <a href="/articles/persistent-primitive-trigeminal-artery">trigeminal artery</a>
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- +<li>P: <a href="/articles/proatlantal-intersegmental-artery">proatlantal intersegmental artery</a>
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- +<li>P: <a href="/articles/persistent-stapedial-artery">persistent stapedial artery</a>
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