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Posterior cerebral circulation stroke secondary to foetal origin of posterior communicating artery: an indication for carotid endarterectomy

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Introduction
Posterior cerebral circulation strokes are most commonly caused by posterior vasculature in situ thrombosis, cardiac emboli, or arterial dissection. However, the foetal origin of the posterior communicating artery is an anatomical variant of the cerebral circulation that results in communication between the internal carotid and posterior cerebral circulation. Therefore, rarely this can result in posterior cerebral territory infarction from internal caroti... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2020.12.022

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Sub department:
Clinical Trial Service Unit
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9386-9132
Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
EJVES Vascular Forum More from this journal
Volume:
50
Pages:
7-11
Publication date:
2020-12-16
Acceptance date:
2020-12-10
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EISSN:
2666-688X
Pmid:
33458718
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1158034
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pubs:1158034
Deposit date:
2021-03-18

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