The circle before willis: A historical account of the intracranial anastomosis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-17

  Lo, William B ^a   Ellis, Harold ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circle of Willis; History; Rete mirabile; Thomas Willis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; DISSECTION; GRAECO ROMAN PERIOD; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MIDDLE AGES; NEUROANATOMY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAISSANCE; REVIEW;

ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; EPONYMS; FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; NEUROANATOMY;

EID: 77349101084     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000362002.63241.A5     Document Type: Review

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