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Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery associated with lower basilar artery aneurysm: Diagnosis and clinical implications Furtado, Sunil V.; Reddy, Kalyan; Khandelwal, Nilesh & Hegde, A.S. Abstract An elderly male was evaluated for subarachnoid hemorrhage and found to have a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery with its associated abnormal posterior fossa circulation and a lower basilar artery aneurysm. Angiography findings are described and are corroborated with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Its surgical and clinical relevance are discussed. Keywords Basilar artery, hypoglossal, intracranial aneurysm, subarachnoid hemorrhage

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