A functional perspective on the embryology and anatomy of the cerebral blood supply

Journal of Stroke

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 144-158

  Menshawi, Khaled ^a   Mohr, Jay P ^a   Gutierrez, Jose ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial variants; Cerebral arteries; Circle of willis; Embryology; Remodeling; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EMBRYOLOGY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; TRIGEMINUS ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 84983195600     PISSN: 22876391     EISSN: 22876405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.2.144     Document Type: Article

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