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Abstract

Carotid-vertebral anastomoses are commonly detected as incidental findings. But sometimes these channels are important for the clinical condition of the patient. Here a case of right thalamo-capsular arteriovenous malformation is described where a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery was the only route for embolization of the arteriovenous malformation.

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hypoglossal artery carotid-vertebral anastomoses arterio-venous malformation embolization

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Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation Embolized through Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery

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