 Circle of Willis
"Circle of Willis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A polygonal anastomosis at the base of the brain formed by the internal carotid (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL), proximal parts of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries (ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY), the anterior communicating artery and the posterior communicating arteries.
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D002941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.228.351
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| Concept/Terms |
Circle of Willis- Circle of Willis
- Willis' Circle
- Circle, Willis'
- Willis Circle
- Cerebral Arterial Circle
- Arterial Circle, Cerebral
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circle of Willis" by people in Profiles.
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Roopnarinesingh R, Leppert M, Mukherjee D. Evidence and Mechanisms for Embolic Stroke in Contralateral Hemispheres From Carotid Artery Sources. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 12 05; 12(23):e030792.
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Chopra T, Neuberger I, Prince E, White C, Maloney J, Stence N, Mirsky D. Age-related changes in the completeness of the circle of Willis in children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 06; 38(6):1181-1184.
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Zhang J, Can A, Lai PMR, Mukundan S, Castro VM, Dligach D, Finan S, Gainer V, Shadick N, Savova G, Murphy SN, Cai T, Weiss ST, Du R. Geometric variations associated with posterior communicating artery aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2021 Nov; 13(11):1049-1052.
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Zhang J, Can A, Lai PMR, Mukundan S, Castro VM, Dligach D, Finan S, Gainer VS, Shadick NA, Savova G, Murphy SN, Cai T, Weiss ST, Du R. Vascular Geometry Associated with Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Formation. World Neurosurg. 2021 02; 146:e1318-e1325.
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Zhang J, Can A, Mukundan S, Steigner M, Castro VM, Dligach D, Finan S, Yu S, Gainer V, Shadick NA, Savova G, Murphy S, Cai T, Wang Z, Weiss ST, Du R. Morphological Variables Associated With Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms. Neurosurgery. 2019 07 01; 85(1):75-83.
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Cruz FM, Blitz AM, Subramanian PS. Partial third nerve palsy and ocular neuromyotonia from displacement of posterior communicating artery detected by high-resolution MRI. J Neuroophthalmol. 2013 Sep; 33(3):263-5.
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Laitt RD, Chambers EJ, Goddard PR, Wakeley CJ, Duncan AW, Foreman NK. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography in long term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with cranial irradiation. Cancer. 1995 Nov 15; 76(10):1846-52.
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