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  2. Anterior communicating artery - Wikipedia

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    Aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery are the most common circle of Willis aneurysm [4] and can cause visual field defects such as bitemporal heteronymous hemianopsia (due to compression of the optic chiasm), [5] psychopathology and frontal lobe pathology. [6]

  3. Intracranial aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    Saccular aneurysms are almost always the result of hereditary weaknesses in blood vessels and typically occur within the arteries of the circle of Willis, [20] [26] in order of frequency affecting the following arteries: [27] Anterior communicating artery; Posterior communicating artery; Middle cerebral artery; Internal carotid artery; Tip of ...

  4. Internal carotid artery - Wikipedia

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    The internal carotid artery is an artery in the neck which supplies the anterior and middle cerebral circulation. [ 1 ] In human anatomy, the internal and external carotid arise from the common carotid artery , where it bifurcates at cervical vertebrae C3 or C4.

  5. Circle of Willis - Wikipedia

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    The left and right internal carotid arteries arise from the left and right common carotid arteries. The posterior communicating artery is given off as a branch of the internal carotid artery just before it divides into its terminal branches - the anterior and middle cerebral arteries.

  6. Aneurysm - Wikipedia

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    A true aneurysm is one that involves all three layers of the wall of an artery (intima, media and adventitia).True aneurysms include atherosclerotic, syphilitic, and congenital aneurysms, as well as ventricular aneurysms that follow transmural myocardial infarctions (aneurysms that involve all layers of the attenuated wall of the heart are also considered true aneurysms).

  7. Posterior communicating artery - Wikipedia

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    The fetal carotid origin of the PCA usually regresses as the vertebral and basilar arteries become dominant and it finds a new origin in the basilar artery. About 20% of adults retain PCA origin from the posterior communicating artery, and in turn, the internal carotid arteries. [4]