Neurological Emergencies
Chang X, Shi L, Gao F, Russin J, Zeng L, He S, Chen TC, Giannotta SL, Weisenberger DJ, Zada G, Wang K, Mack WJ.
Neurosurgical Focus Dec 2013.
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