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Published in: BMC Neurology 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Case report

An excess vessel in the posterior part of the human cerebral arterial circle (CAC): a case series

Authors: Ljiljana Vasović, Milena Trandafilović, Ivan Jovanović, Aleksandra Antović, Jovan Stojanović, Miodrag Zdravković, Miroslav Milić

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

Background

As a continuation of the previous findings in human fetuses, accidental finding of an accessory vascular component in the posterior part of CAC of human adult cadavers inspired the authors to present and compare its posterior part configuration.

Case presentation

Examination was carried out on brains of 48 human adult cadavers, routinely dissected at the Institute of Forensic Medicine. The aberrant vessel in the posterior part of four CACs was discovered.
Vascular components of the posterior segment of CAC or of the whole CAC were described and photographed. A comparison between fetal and adult cases was also presented.

Conclusions

Based on the fact that the age of the four presented cases ranged from 73 to 84 and based on the causes of their death, we concluded that the angioarchitecture of the posterior part of the CAC is a consequence of the embryonic or primitive arterial stabilization and interaction with normal adult vessels.
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Metadata
Title
An excess vessel in the posterior part of the human cerebral arterial circle (CAC): a case series
Authors
Ljiljana Vasović
Milena Trandafilović
Ivan Jovanović
Aleksandra Antović
Jovan Stojanović
Miodrag Zdravković
Miroslav Milić
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-10-53

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