Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Thrombosis of the Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery

2017; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2017; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/2017/5409430

ISSN

2090-6862

Autores

Camila Soares Moreira de Sousa, Carla Lorena Vasques Mendes de Miranda, Marcelo Coelho Avelino, Breno Braga Bastos, Rafael Soares Moreira de Sousa, Carla Valéria Vasques Mendes de Miranda,

Tópico(s)

Vascular anomalies and interventions

Resumo

The azygos anterior cerebral artery is a rare variant, characterized by the absence of the anterior communicating artery and the union of two proximal segments of the anterior cerebral artery, forming a single trunk and ascending through the interhemispheric fissure. The incidence in the population varies from 0.3 to 2%. The presence of occlusion for this vessel causes bifrontal infarcts, with potentially devastating functional consequences, hence the importance of recognizing this anatomical variation in imaging exams.

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