Arcuate foramen
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Incidental note is made of an arcuate foramen.
The arcuate foramen is an anatomic variant that is thought to arise from the ossification of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane.
Vertebral artery segment could be entrapped in the foramen and cause vertebrobasilar ischaemia which could lead to vertigo, headache, or neck pain.
-<p>The arcuate foramen is an anatomic variant that is thought to arise from the ossification of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane.</p><p>Vertebral artery segment could be entrapped in the foramen and cause vertebrobasilar ischaemia which could lead to vertigo, headache, or neck pain.</p><p></p>- +<p>Incidental note is made of an arcuate foramen. </p><p>The arcuate foramen is an anatomic variant that is thought to arise from the ossification of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane.</p><p>Vertebral artery segment could be entrapped in the foramen and cause vertebrobasilar ischaemia which could lead to vertigo, headache, or neck pain.</p><p></p>
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