The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in the brain known as the circle of Willis. The artery connects the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries.

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States and a major cause of death both ...

Prior to pursing an intervention, the anatomy of the anterior and ... of the vertebral artery may offer the best option for re-establishment of adequate cerebral blood flow. In patients with ...

The posterior communicating artery ... cerebral arteries provide blood to the occipital and choroid plexus, midbrain, thalamus, and choroid plexus. The internal carotid supplies the head and brain ...

This design enhances the navigability of the device, especially in tortuous anatomy and apposition of the device ... ICA in 71 (68.9%), cavernous ICA in 15 (14.6%), anterior cerebral artery or ...

Most people have right-dominant hearts—which to a doctor or a researcher means they have an artery that extends from the right side of their hearts to supply oxygenated blood to the back side.

Epistaxis is a very common emergency in otorhinolaryngology. Anterior ethmoidal artery ligation using an external approach is one of the surgical options in posterior epistaxis. We present, to the ...

The knee includes four important ligaments, all of which connect the femur to the tibia: The anterior cruciate ligament ... your arteries and/or nerves. An artery injury could leave your lower ...

The true incidence of visuospatial neglect, impaired attention toward contralesional space, remains unclear. Common variability sources are sensitivity differences of conventional assessments and the ...