 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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 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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Vivanco-Suarez J, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Kan PT, Wakhloo AK, Pereira VM, Hanel R, Lopes DK, Galecio-Castillo M, Anil S, Farooqui M, Puri AS, Ortega-Gutierrez S. Flow Diverter Performance in Aneurysms Arising From the Posterior Communicating Artery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2023 10 01; 93(4):764-772.
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Kuyumcu G, Byrne RW, Dawe RJ, Kocak M. Incomplete Circle of Willis: A risk factor for mesial temporal sclerosis? Epilepsy Res. 2017 05; 132:29-33.
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Sadleir KR, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Vassar R. Elevated A?42 in aged, non-demented individuals with cerebral atherosclerosis. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2013 Oct; 10(8):785-9.
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Rosenberg N, Lazzaro MA, Lopes DK, Prabhakaran S. High-dose intra-arterial nicardipine results in hypotension following vasospasm treatment in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec; 15(3):400-4.
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Lazzaro MA, Ouyang B, Chen M. The role of circle of Willis anomalies in cerebral aneurysm rupture. J Neurointerv Surg. 2012 Jan 01; 4(1):22-6.
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Lopes DK, Mericle RA, Wakhloo AK, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN. Cavernous sinus syndrome during balloon test occlusion of the cervical internal carotid artery. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 1998 Oct; 89(4):667-70.
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