Internal Carotid Origin of a Tortuous Posterior Cerebral Artery
- 1 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 31 (4) , 273-275
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1974.00490400087011
Abstract
Two patients had an acute third nerve palsy associated with a tortuous posterior cerebral artery originating directly from the internal carotid. Anatomical considerations and perusal of the literature emphasize that this is an important potential cause of ophthalmoplegia.Keywords
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