An Unusual Cause of Syncope: Persistent Hypoglossal Artery, A Case Report Senkop’un Nadir Bir Nedeni: Persistan Hipoglossal Arter, Olgu Bildirisi

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Mutlu D., Mutlu Ö. P. Z., Kültürsay B., Karagöz A.

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi, vol.51, no.4, pp.286-289, 2023 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2022.8056
  • Journal Name: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.286-289
  • Keywords: 3D, embryological variant, MR angiography, Persistent hypoglossal artery
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Persistent hypoglossal artery is a rare primitive anastomose which mainly supplies the posterior cerebral circulation by itself in the case of the absent vertebral arteries. This artery is an embryological remnant and is commonly found incidentally. It originates from the upper cervical vertebra (C1–C2 level) of the internal carotid artery. Here we present a unique case suffering from syncope related to persistent hypoglossal artery which supplies the posterior cerebral blood flow in the absence of the vertebral arteries with the classical findings on magnetic resonance imaging and our clinical approach.