Arcuate foramen
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- updated 6 Dec 2022:
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Findings
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Arcuate foramen (foramen arcuale atlantis) - a rare morphological variation located invariant of the atlas vertebrae.
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Body
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Incidental note is made of an a complete arcuate foramen.
The arcuate foramen is an anatomic variant that is thought to arise from the ossification of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane.
Vertebral It can be associated with vertebral artery segment could be entrapped in the foramen and cause vertebrobasilar ischaemia which could lead tocompression, vertigo, headache, or and neck pain.
-<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>- +<p>Incidental note is made of a complete <a href="/articles/arcuate-foramen" title="Arcuate foramen">arcuate foramen</a>.</p><p>The arcuate foramen is an anatomic variant that is thought to arise from ossification of the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane. It can be associated with vertebral artery compression, vertigo, headache and neck pain.</p><p></p>
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