Case Report - Fenestration of the posterior communicating artery

A 21-year-old male presented with sudden onset of right-sided third nerve paresis. Angiogram showed a fenestrated posterior communication artery on the right side and no other vascular anomalies. There was no other lesion that could suggest a cause for the third nerve weakness. Fenestration of the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurology India 2003-05, Vol.51 (1)
1. Verfasser: M. Tripathi, V. Goel, M. V. Padma, S. Jain, M. C. Maheshwari, S. Gaikwad, V. Gupta, P. S. Chandra, V. S. Mehta
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Zusammenfassung:A 21-year-old male presented with sudden onset of right-sided third nerve paresis. Angiogram showed a fenestrated posterior communication artery on the right side and no other vascular anomalies. There was no other lesion that could suggest a cause for the third nerve weakness. Fenestration of the posterior communicating artery has not been reported till date. The case is discussed and the literature on the subject is reviewed.
ISSN:0028-3886