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The Decreasing Prevalence of the Arcuate Foramen

Marcelino Pérez-bermejoJuan A. Sanchis-gimenoLaura Quiles-guiñauMarcos Miquel-feutchSusanna LlidoMayte Murillo-llorenteLuis RíosShahed Nalla

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AdultMaleRural Populationmusculoskeletal diseases0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyUrban PopulationVertebral artery dissectionVertebral arteryPopulationConsanguinityYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicine.arteryHumansMedicineProspective StudiesVertebral arteryeducationSigns and symptomsAgedAged 80 and overArcuate forameneducation.field_of_studyNeck painbusiness.industryAnatomic VariationMiddle Agedmusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalSpineSurgeryBridge (graph theory)ArchaeologyMigraineRisk factorsCervical atlasFemaleSurgery030101 anatomy & morphologyNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptomAnatomybusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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[Background]: The arcuate foramen (AF), or ponticulus posticus, is an anatomic variant of the first cervical vertebra that consists of a complete or partial osseous bridge over the groove for the vertebral artery and extends from the posterior aspect of the superior articular facet to the superior lateral border of the posterior arch. The AF has been associated with clinical symptoms, such as headache, migraine, neck pain, shoulder pain, arm pain, and vertebral artery dissection. We aimed to test whether the prevalence of the AF has decreased in the modern human population over the past centuries as a result of reduction in inbreeding and endogamy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-02-01
10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.037http://hdl.handle.net/10261/198657