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Bilateral origin of superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries, and clues to its embryologic basis

  • Aydın, Mennan Ece (Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University) ;
  • Kaya, Ahmet Hilmi (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University) ;
  • Kopuz, Cem (Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University) ;
  • Demir, Mehmet Tevfik (Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University) ;
  • Corumlu, Ufuk (112 Emergency Service Government Hospital) ;
  • Dagcinar, Adnan (Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University)
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The superior cerebellar artery is the most consistent branch of the basilar artery and arises near the bifurcation of the basilar artery. A bilateral origin of the superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries has been rarely reported in the literature. Reporting variations in brain vessels is important for neurosurgeons to safely and confidently treat pathologies in this region. We report on a specimen with a bilateral origin to the superior cerebellar artery from the posterior cerebral artery and discuss the embryogenesis of this rare variation.

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