A neurosurgical view of anatomical variations of the distal anterior cerebral artery: An anatomical study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 278-284

  Ugur, Hasan Caglar ^a   Kahilogullari, Gokmen ^b   Esmer, Ali Firat ^b   Comert, Ayhan ^b   Odabasi, Aysun B ^b   Tekdemir, Ibrahim ^b   Elhan, Alaittin ^b   Kanpolat, Yucel ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain; Cadaver; Callosomarginal artery; Distal anterior cerebral artery; Pericallosal artery; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROSURGERY; NOMENCLATURE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; CADAVER; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33644543454     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.2.278     Document Type: Article

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