Persistent communications between the carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries (mnemonic)

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HOT Pepper (mnemonic)
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"HOT Pepper" is a mnemonic to recall the persistent communications between the anterior (carotid) and posterior (vertebrobasilar) systems.  KnowledgeKnowledge of these anatomical variants is important to avoid confusion with pathology and to prevent inadvertent trauma during surgery.

  • -<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 trauma during surgery.</p><ul>
  • -<li><a title="Persistent Hypoglossal Artery" href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2"><strong>H</strong>ypoglossal artery</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="Persistent otic artery" href="/articles/persistent-otic-artery"><strong>O</strong>tic artery</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="Persistent trigeminal artery" href="/articles/persistent-primitive-trigeminal-artery"><strong>T</strong>rigeminal artery</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="Proatlantal intersegmental artery" href="/articles/proatlantal-intersegmental-artery"><strong>P</strong>roatlantal intersegmental artery</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="Persistent stapedial artery (PSA)" href="/articles/persistent-stapedial-artery"><strong>Per</strong>sistent stapedial artery</a></li>
  • +<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 trauma 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>

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  • 1. Dimmick SJ, Faulder KC. Normal variants of the cerebral circulation at multidetector CT angiography. Radiographics. 2009;29 (4): 1027-43. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/29/4/1027.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.294085730">doi:10.1148/rg.294085730</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19605654">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • 2. Patel AB, Gandhi CD, Bederson JB. Angiographic documentation of a persistent otic artery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003;24 (1): 124-6. <a href="http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/1/124.full">AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (full text)</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12533340">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • 3. Zarghouni M, Marichal D. Persistent bilateral proatlantal type II artery. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2013;26 (1): 50-1. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523771">Free text at pubmed</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23382615">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • Dimmick SJ, Faulder KC. Normal variants of the cerebral circulation at multidetector CT angiography. Radiographics. 2009;29 (4): 1027-43. <a href="http://radiographics.rsna.org/content/29/4/1027.full">Radiographics (full text)</a> - <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.294085730">doi:10.1148/rg.294085730</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19605654">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • Patel AB, Gandhi CD, Bederson JB. Angiographic documentation of a persistent otic artery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003;24 (1): 124-6. <a href="http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/1/124.full">AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (full text)</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12533340">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • Zarghouni M, Marichal D. Persistent bilateral proatlantal type II artery. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2013;26 (1): 50-1. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523771">Free text at pubmed</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23382615">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

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