Persistent primitive trigeminal artery associated with a cavernous carotid aneurysm. Case report and literature review.

• Main Authors: Lam, Jeremy Jia Hong, Mohammad Taufik Mohamed Shah, Chung, Siok Li, Ho, Chi Long
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Cavernous Carotid Aneurysm; Computed Tomography Angiogram
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90062; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49383
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The persistent primitive trigeminal artery is the most common persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis. Patients are usually asymptomatic and the persistent primitive trigeminal artery is commonly found incidentally on imaging. Rarely, they may present with symptoms of neurovascular conflict o...