| Literature DB >> 30197853 |
Dominic Dalip1, Joe Iwanaga2, Marios Loukas3, Rod J Oskouian4, R Shane Tubbs5.
Abstract
The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is a branch of the terminal part of the basilar artery and perfuses the temporal lobes, midbrain, thalamus, and the posterior inferior portion of the parietal lobes. It is divided into P1-P4 segments. Variations in the P1 segment of the PCA are important to neurosurgeons when performing surgery, for example, on basilar tip aneurysms. We report bilateral superior cerebellar artery (SCA) arising from the P1 segment of the PCA. Such a configuration appears to be uncommon but should be kept in mind by neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, and neuroradiologists.Entities:
Keywords: anatomy; basilar artery; posterior cerebral artery; superior cerebellar artery; variations
Year: 2018 PMID: 30197853 PMCID: PMC6126781 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2932
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184