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Another perforating artery prone to surgical injury is the recurrent artery of Heubner (RAH), which arises from the A1 to A2 junction of the anterior cerebral artery and is usually present bilaterally. When RAH infarction co-occurs with subcallosal artery infarction during ACoA aneurysm surgery, memory impairment may be accompanied by reduced processing speed and a worse long-term outcome. We report a 63-year-old man who underwent surgical clipping for a ruptured ACoA aneurysm. 3D-MR images obtained 10 months postoperatively revealed bilateral infarctions in the subcallosal artery territory, including the columns of the fornix, as well as a right-sided infarction in the RAH territory. Clinical correlation showed that these findings matched the patient\u2019s paradoxical cognitive profile, confirmed by formal neuropsychological testing 5 years after clipping. He demonstrated a dissociation between exceptionally gifted-level intellectual ability and comparatively lower scores in memory and processing speed. His full-scale intelligence quotient (IQ) was 144, with a verbal IQ of 156 and working memory of 150, while his general memory score was 115 and processing speed was 110. Although these latter scores fell within the high-average range, they represented a meaningful decline relative to his potential. This profile supports a dual circuit model: Subcallosal artery infarction disrupts the Papez circuit, impairing memory, while RAH infarction contributes to inefficiency through frontostriatal disconnection. This case of paradoxical giftedness with memory decline underscores the value of 3D MR imaging in revealing memory decline masked by cognitive reserve.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.25259\/jcis_179_2025","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,29]],"date-time":"2025-12-29T10:42:18Z","timestamp":1767004938000},"page":"49","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25259\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Paradoxical giftedness and memory decline after anterior communicating artery aneurysm clipping: A high-resolution MRI case report"],"prefix":"10.25259","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Shunji","family":"Mugikura","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naoko","family":"Mori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan,"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"10894","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"263","DOI":"10.1001\/archneur.1985.04060030081013","article-title":"Amnesia following basal forebrain lesions","volume":"42","author":"Damasio","year":"1985","journal-title":"Arch Neurol"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"924","DOI":"10.1080\/01688639208402544","article-title":"Cognitive dysfunction after aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery","volume":"14","author":"DeLuca","year":"1992","journal-title":"J Clin Exp Neuropsychol"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.1080\/13803399508406586","article-title":"Aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery: A review of neuroanatomical and neuropsychological sequelae","volume":"17","author":"DeLuca","year":"1995","journal-title":"J Clin Exp Neuropsychol"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"343","DOI":"10.1016\/S1569-7339(08)00219-1","volume-title":"Handbook of behavioral neuroscience","author":"Fujii","year":"2008"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"280","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wneu.2018.08.224","article-title":"Time to face the nightmare that has plagued neurosurgeons for years: Memory impairment from postsurgery subcallosal artery infarction for anterior communicating artery aneurysms","volume":"121","author":"Mugikura","year":"2019","journal-title":"World Neurosurg"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surneu.2008.01.056","article-title":"Microneurosurgical management of anterior communicating artery aneurysms","volume":"70","author":"Hernesniemi","year":"2008","journal-title":"Surg Neurol"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"272","DOI":"10.1161\/01.STR.8.2.272","article-title":"The anterior communicating artery has significant branches","volume":"8","author":"Crowell","year":"1977","journal-title":"Stroke"},{"key":"10.25259\/JCIS_179_2025\/ref-8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"78","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01809337","article-title":"Branches of the anterior communicating artery. 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