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HYPOPLASIA - INTRACRANIAL PART OF RIGHT VERTEBRAL ARTERY

MANICKA VASUKI A K

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Hypoplasia or Absence of intracranial part of  vertebral artery is a rare congenital anomaly. During routine dissection in the department of Anatomy, PSG IMS R, Coimbatore, Hypoplasia of intracranial part of Right Vertebral artery was observed. This article reviews embryological explanation of intracranial part of vertebral artery its clinical significance.

 


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