Carotid siphon geometry and variants of the circle of Willis in the origin of carotid aneurysms

This study evaluated anatomical variants in the carotid siphon and of the circle of Willis in patients with aneurysms. We performed a retrospective analysis of cerebral angiographies. The Control Group was composed of patients without aneurysms. Posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysms were...

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Main Authors: Ângelo Raimundo Silva Neto, Ródio Luis Brandão Câmara, Marcelo Moraes Valença
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012001200003&lng=en&tlng=en