Persistent primitive trigeminal artery

Case contributed by Ryan Thibodeau
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Dizziness.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

There is a persistent primitive trigeminal artery on the left with a hypoplastic caudal
basilar artery.

Left fetal posterior communicating artery.

Case Discussion

This is a case of a persistent primitive trigeminal artery with a hypoplastic caudal basilar artery (Saltzman type I).

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