Bilateral accessory middle cerebral arteries associated with an aneurysm of the anterior circulation

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-163

  Daghigi, M H ^a   Tubbs, R S ^b   Shoja, M M ^a   Shakeri, A B ^a   Pourisa, M ^a   Salter, E G ^b   Oakes, W J ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory; Aneurysm; Middle cerebral artery; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33745025034     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Abanou A, Lasjaunias P, Manelfe C, Lopez-Ibor L (1984) The accessory middle cerebral artery (AMCA). Diagnostic and therapeutic consequences. Anat Clin, 6: 305-309.
2. Baptista AG (1964) Studies on the arteries of the brain. Acta Neurol Scand, 40: 398-414.
3. Crompton MR, Lond MB (1962) The pathology of middle cerebral aneurysm with special reference to the differences between the sexes. Lancet, 2: 421-425.
4. Dong LW, Yamada K, Ohta T, Takahashi N (1991) Ruptured intracranial aneurysm combined with multiple cerebral vessel anomalies; a case report. No Shinkei Geka, 19: 975-978.
5. Gibo H, Carver CC, Rhoton AL, Lenkey C, Mitchell RJ (1981) Microsurgical anatomy of the middle cerebral artery. J Neurosurg, 54: 151-169.
6. Grand W, Hopkins LN (1999) Vasculature of the brain and cranial base. Thieme, New York, pp. 87-106.
7. Handa J, Shimizu Y, Matsuda M, Handa H (1970) The accessory middle cerebral artery: report of further two cases. Clin Radiol, 21: 415-416.
8. Hori E, Kurosaki K, Matsumura N, Yamatani K, Kusunose M, Kuwayama N, Endo S (2005) Multiple aneurysms arising from the origin of a duplication of the middle cerebral artery. J Clin Neurosci, 12: 812-815.
9. Jain KK (1964) Some observations on the anatomy of the middle cerebral artery. Can J Surg, 7: 134-139.
10. Kitami K, Kamiyama H, Yasui N (1985) Angiographic analysis of the middle cerebral artery in cerebral aneurysms - its branching pattern and so-called vascular anomalies. No Shinkei Geka, 13: 283-290.
11. Komiyama M, Nishikawa M, Yasui T (1997) The accessory middle cerebral artery as a collateral blood supply. AJNR, 18: 587-590.
12. Komiyama M, Nakajima H, Nishikawa M, Yasui T (1998) Middle cerebral artery variations: duplicated and accessory arteries. AJNR, 19: 45-49.
13. Komiyama M, Yaui T (2001) Accessory middle cerebral artery and moyamoya disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 71: 129-130.
14. Lang J (1984) Duplication of the middle cerebral artery and the accessory middle cerebral artery. J Hirnforsch, 25: 21-27.
15. Loukas M, Louis RG Jr, Childs RS (2006) Anatomical examination of the recurrent artery of Heubner. Clin Anat, 19: 25-31.
16. Nomura M, Yamashima T, Kita D, Kida S, Kajinami K, Yamashita J (2000) Duplication of the middle cerebral artery associated with an unruptured aneurysm Acta Neurochir (Wien), 142: 221-222.
17. Rhoton AL (2003) The supratentorial arteries in Cranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches. Schaumburg, Illinois, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, pp. 81-148.
18. Takahashi S, Hoshino F, Uemura K, Takahashi A, Sakamoto K (1989) Accessory middle cerebral artery: is it a variant form of the recurrent artery of Heubner? AJNR, 10: 563-568.
19. Teal JS, Rumbaugh CL, Bergeron T, Segall HD (1973) Anomalies of the middle cerebral artery: accessory artery, duplication, and early bifurcation. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med, 118: 567-575.
20. Uchino A, Kato A, Takase Y, Kudo S (2000) Middle cerebral artery variations detected by magnetic resonance angiography. Eur Radiol, 10: 560-563.
21. Uchino M, Kitajima S, Sakata Y, Honda M, Shibata I (2004) Ruptured aneurysm at a duplicated middle cerebral artery with accessory middle cerebral artery. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 146: 1373-1374.
22. Umansky F, Dujovny M, Ausman JI, Diaz FG, Mirchandani HG (1988) Anomalies and variations of the middle cerebral artery: a microanatomical study. Neurosurgery, 22: 1023-1027.
23. Vila Moriente N, Millan Torne M, Capellades Font J, Garcia Sanchez S, Ferrer Avelli X (2004) Anatomical variations of the middle cerebral artery: duplication and accessory artery. Implications in the treatment of acute stroke. Rev Neurol, 38: 732-735.
24. Yamamoto H, Marubayashi T, Soejima T, Matsuoka S, Matsukado Y, Ushio Y (1992) Accessory middle cerebral artery and duplication of middle cerebral artery: terminology, incidence, vascular etiology, and developmental significance. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 32: 262-267.