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The topographical relation of a persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) to neighboring structures was investigated. The vessel belongs to Saltzman's type I. It originates from segment C5 of the internal carotid artery and opens into the basilar artery, 8 mm before the bifurcation into the two posterior cerebral arteries. The 6th cranial nerve winds around the first part of the PTA which is situated within Parkinson's triangle.
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Tschabitscher et al. (1990) studied this question.
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