A new publication by department faculty member, Lydia Gregg, and Interventional Neuroradiologist, Dr. Philippe Gailloud, focuses on predictions made by the historic medical illustrator and neuroembryologist, Dorcas Hager Padget. Padget predicted that remnants of the primitive lateral basilovertebral anastomosis (PLBA), a transient channel that interconnects the embryonic branches of the vertebrobasilar system, could contribute to adult neurovascular anomalies. This study reviews the anatomy of the PLBA and describes four types of anatomic variants derived from partial persistence of the PLBA based on a clinical case series. The work introduces novel interpretations of rare variants of the intracranial arterial system.
Publication available here:
Lydia Gregg and Philippe Gailloud. “The role of the primitive lateral basilovertebral anastomosis of Padget in variations of the vertebrobasilar arterial system.” The Anatomical Record (2017).
More Information on Dorcas Hager Padget.
Kretzer, Ryan M., Ranice W. Crosby, David A. Rini, and Rafael J. Tamargo. “Dorcas Hager Padget: neuroembryologist and neurosurgical illustrator trained at Johns Hopkins.” Journal of neurosurgery 100, no. 4 (2004): 719-730.