Kimball David, Ples Horia, Miclaus Gratian D, Matusz Petru, Loukas Marios
Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, St. George, Grenada, West Indies.
Surg Radiol Anat. 2015 Mar;37(2):205-9. doi: 10.1007/s00276-014-1285-7. Epub 2014 Apr 18.
The hypoglossal artery is one of four primitive anastomoses between the internal carotid artery and vertebrobasilar system that regresses in the sixth week of fetal development. A persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA) is generally an incidental finding but may also be associated with aneurysms or arteriovenous malformations. We present a rare case of a PHA with an associated bleeding intracranial PHA aneurysm located in the hypoglossal canal.