title: Microanatomy of the perforators of the anterior communicating artery complex.
abstract: We describe the microanatomy of the perforating arteries arising from the anterior communicating artery complex (5 mm distal of the anterior cerebral artery, the anterior communicating artery, and 5 mm proximal of the distal anterior cerebral artery). Thirteen unfixed human brains were used in this study. The origin and number of perforators are described, as is the site of brain penetration, and results are correlated with previous studies. The hemodynamics of blood flow in relation to the formation of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm and different surgical approaches are mentioned. The neuropsychological outcome after aneurysm clipping with regards to the pattern of blood supply from the anterior cerebral artery complex is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7329, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Camuscu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dujovny
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abd el-Bary
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Beristain
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Viñas
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply