Bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries: a case report and literature review

Posterior fossa transient ischemic attack in the setting of bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries

“…Accurate identification and evaluation of PHA is important of ensuring the safety of carotid interventions and identifying specific types of stroke. Karasawa et al [7] 1976 39 Male Left Left absent/right hypoplastic DSA SAH Murayama et al [8] 1985 59 Male Left Hypoplastic DSA Aneurysm/SAH Takahashi et al [9] 2012 76 Female Left Absent MRA None Garge et al [10] 2016 60 Female Left Hypoplastic DSA/MRA Aneurysm/SAH Patira et al [11] 2017 79 Male Right Absent CTA/MRA Thromboembolism Choudhary et al [12] 2018 20 Female None Hypoplastic CTA/MRA None Ozawa et al [13] 2019 Ren Medicine (2021) 100:45 Medicine…”

“…Data were summarized in Table 1. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Because the number of cases is too small, it is impossible to metaanalyze the data.…”

“…The following data were extracted from relevant reports: author, publication year, age (year), sex, dominant PHA, vertebral arteries, imaging modalities, complication. Data were summarized in Table 1 [7–13] . Because the number of cases is too small, it is impossible to meta-analyze the data.…”

“…It is often accompanied by hypoplasia of VA and circle of Willis, so it is closely related to posterior circulation stroke [6] . Only 7 cases of bilateral PHAs have been reported [7–13] . We presented a case of bilateral PHAs which is characterized by posterior fossa TIA with dizziness as the main symptom.…”

“…[6] Only 7 cases of bilateral PHAs have been reported. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] We presented a case of bilateral PHAs which is characterized by posterior fossa TIA with dizziness as the main symptom. Except for moderate stenosis of left ICA, there are no other risk factors.…”