"Circle of Willis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A polygonal anastomosis at the base of the brain formed by the internal carotid (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL), proximal parts of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries (ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY), the anterior communicating artery and the posterior communicating arteries.
| Descriptor ID |
D002941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.228.351
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| Concept/Terms |
Circle of Willis- Circle of Willis
- Willis' Circle
- Circle, Willis'
- Willis Circle
- Cerebral Arterial Circle
- Arterial Circle, Cerebral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Circle of Willis" by people in Profiles.
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Srichawla BS, Presti K, Kipkorir V, Berrios Morales I. Chemotherapy-associated hemorrhagic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with considerations for circle of Willis variants on cerebral blood flow and autoregulation: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Feb 23; 103(8):e37250.
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Vivanco-Suarez J, Rodriguez-Calienes A, Kan PT, Wakhloo AK, Pereira VM, Hanel R, Lopes DK, Galecio-Castillo M, Anil S, Farooqui M, Puri AS, Ortega-Gutierrez S. Flow Diverter Performance in Aneurysms Arising From the Posterior Communicating Artery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2023 10 01; 93(4):764-772.
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Renieri L, Valente I, Dmytriw AA, Puri AS, Singh J, Nappini S, Nencini P, Kaliaev A, Abdalkader M, Alexandre A, Garignano G, Vivekanandan S, Fong RP, Parra-Fari?as C, Spears J, Gomez-Paz S, Ogilvy C, Regenhardt RW, Alotaibi N, Beer-Furlan A, Joshi KC, Walker M, Vicenty-Padilla J, Darcourt J, Foreman P, Kuhn AL, Nguyen TN, Griessenauer CJ, Marotta TR, Thomas A, Patel AB, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Chen M, Levitt MR, Chen K, Cognard C, Pedicelli A, Limbucci N. Mechanical thrombectomy beyond the circle of Willis: efficacy and safety of different techniques for M2 occlusions. J Neurointerv Surg. 2022 Jun; 14(6):546-550.
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Coutinho JM, Sacho RH, Schaafsma JD, Agid R, Krings T, Radovanovic I, Matouk CC, Mikulis DJ, Mandell DM. High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Angiogram-Negative Non-Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Clin Neuroradiol. 2017 Jun; 27(2):175-183.
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Alfano JM, Kolega J, Natarajan SK, Xiang J, Paluch RA, Levy EI, Siddiqui AH, Meng H. Intracranial aneurysms occur more frequently at bifurcation sites that typically experience higher hemodynamic stresses. Neurosurgery. 2013 Sep; 73(3):497-505.
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Songsaeng D, Geibprasert S, Willinsky R, Tymianski M, TerBrugge KG, Krings T. Impact of anatomical variations of the circle of Willis on the incidence of aneurysms and their recurrence rate following endovascular treatment. Clin Radiol. 2010 Nov; 65(11):895-901.
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Henninger N, Fisher M. Stimulating circle of Willis nerve fibers preserves the diffusion-perfusion mismatch in experimental stroke. Stroke. 2007 Oct; 38(10):2779-86.