Abstract
We present a case of persistent primitive olfactory artery (PPOA) diagnosed with the
aid of magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. The proximal right anterior cerebral artery
(ACA) had an extremely long anteroinferomedial course along the ipsilateral olfactory
tract, made a hairpin turn posterosuperiorly, and became a normal distal ACA. After
reviewing the literature, we considered the proximal segment of this anomalous ACA
to be a PPOA. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with this anomalous
ACA diagnosed with MR angiography.
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Publication history
Received:
March 15,
2001
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© 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
