Embryology of the anterior communicating artery complex: implications on possible adult variants

The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (AComA) are important arteries of the telencephalon and are prominent location for cerebral aneurysms. Their embryological development is closely linked, and explains the possible variants seen in adults. In this paper, we pres...

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Published inSurgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 737 - 748
Main Authors Bonasia, Sara, Smajda, Stanislas, Ciccio, Gabriele, Bojanowski, Michel W., Robert, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer Paris 01.05.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adults
Anatomy
Aneurysms
Arteries
Carotid arteries
Embryology
Embryos
Imaging
Medical imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Orthopedics
Radiology
Review
Surgery
Telencephalon
Veins & arteries
Arterial variations
Anterior cerebral artery
Arterial embryology
Anterior communicating artery
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Summary:The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (AComA) are important arteries of the telencephalon and are prominent location for cerebral aneurysms. Their embryological development is closely linked, and explains the possible variants seen in adults. In this paper, we present details related to the development of these two arteries, focusing on some variants such as the infra-optic course of the ACA, the unpaired ACA, and the persistent primitive olfactory artery.
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ISSN:1279-8517
0930-1038
1279-8517
DOI:10.1007/s00276-022-02928-5