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Anomalous Origin of the Middle Meningeal Artery from the Basilar Artery: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Shah Qaisar A.,
Hurst Robert W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00108.x
Subject(s) - basilar artery , middle meningeal artery , medicine , anatomy , superior cerebellar artery , anterior inferior cerebellar artery , posterior inferior cerebellar artery , anastomosis , artery , cerebellar artery , radiology , vertebral artery , cardiology , surgery , aneurysm , embolization
Anomalous courses, anastomoses, and origins of the middle meningeal artery have often been described in the literature; however origin from the basilar artery or its branches is exceedingly rare with only five previous reports. We describe a middle meningeal artery originating from a large lateral pontine branch of the basilar artery. The lateral pontine branch also supplied most of the cerebellar hemispheric territory normally vascularized by both the anterior inferior cerebellar artery and posterior inferior cerebellar artery. We discuss the anatomy and possible embryological development of middle meningeal origin from the basilar artery.