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Rete Mirabile in Humans —Case Report
- Source :
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 37:188-192
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- Japan Neurosurgical Society, 1997.
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Abstract
- Carotid rete mirabile is a physiological vascular network between the external carotid and internal carotid systems present in some vertebrate species, but rarely observed in humans. We describe a 17-year-old girl with rete mirabile who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography disclosed the bilateral internal carotid arteries (ICAs) ended at the cavernous portion, and abnormal arterial networks visualized via the ICAs and the external carotid arteries in the paracavernous region. The distal ICAs were visualized via the abnormal arterial networks. After 18 years of follow-up she is leading a normal life without neurological problems. Rete mirabile in humans may present with hemorrhage or ischemic symptoms, but the prognosis appears to be good.
- Subjects :
- Carotid Artery Diseases
endocrine system
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Adolescent
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Carotid arteries
Anatomy
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
medicine.disease
Cerebral Angiography
Carotid Arteries
Vascular network
Angiography
cardiovascular system
Humans
Medicine
Female
Surgery
cardiovascular diseases
Neurology (clinical)
business
Neurological problems
Rete mirabile
Cerebral angiography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13498029 and 04708105
- Volume :
- 37
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80f56ec80c69596ddf251f19989bb253