Neurological Emergencies
Pham MH, Attenello FJ, Lucas J, He S, Hsieh PC
Neurosurgical Focus, 2011.
Key Findings
Take home 1
persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is the largest and most commonly occurring type of remnant fetal artery
Take home 2
Surgeons performing endonasal skull base operations should be vigilant for the presence of PTAs and related vascular anomalies on MR imaging
Take home 3
We described a craniopharyngioma associated with an adjacent PTA traversing through the sella turcica
Take home 4
PTAs are known tobe associated with a wide range of pathology