Branches of the anterior cerebral artery near the anterior communicating artery complex: An anatomic study and surgical perspective

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 329-333

  Avci, Emel ^a,c   Fossett, Damirez ^a   Aslan, Mehmet ^b   Attar, Ayhan ^b   Egemen, Nihat ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Sosyal Sigortalar Bolge Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior cerebral artery; Frontopolar artery; Orbitofrontal artery; Recurrent artery of Heubner

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CADAVER; FRONTOPOLAR ARTERY; GYRUS RECTUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY TRACT; ORBITOFRONTAL ARTERY; RECURRENT ARTERY OF HEUBNER; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0042814801     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.43.329     Document Type: Article

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