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  2. Posterior cerebral artery - Wikipedia

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    The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, as well as the medial and inferior aspects of the temporal lobe of the human brain. The two arteries originate from the distal end of the basilar artery, where it bifurcates into the left and right posterior cerebral ...

  3. Posterior communicating artery - Wikipedia

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    Each posterior communicating artery is situated within the interpeduncular cistern, superolateral to the pituitary gland. [2]: 450 Each are is situated upon the medial surface of the ipsilateral cerebral peduncle [1]: 477 and adjacent to the anterior perforated substance.

  4. Posterior cerebral artery syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Posterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is restricted, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel: the occipital lobe, the inferomedial temporal lobe, a large portion of the thalamus, and the upper brainstem and midbrain.

  5. Leptomeningeal collateral circulation - Wikipedia

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    The leptomeningeal collateral circulation (also known as leptomeningeal anastomoses or pial collaterals) is a network of small blood vessels in the brain that connects branches of the middle, anterior and posterior cerebral arteries (MCA, ACA, and PCA), [1] with variation in its precise anatomy between individuals. [2]

  6. Cerebral arteries - Wikipedia

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    The cerebral arteries describe three main pairs of arteries and their branches, which perfuse the cerebrum of the brain. The three main arteries are the: Anterior cerebral artery (ACA), which supplies blood to the medial portion of the brain, including the superior parts of the frontal and anterior parietal lobes [1]

  7. Circle of Willis - Wikipedia

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    The posterior communicating artery is given off as a branch of the internal carotid artery just before it divides into its terminal branches - the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. The anterior cerebral artery forms the anterolateral portion of the circle of Willis, while the middle cerebral artery does not contribute to the circle.

  8. Subarachnoid cisterns - Wikipedia

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    The anterior choroidal artery; The medial posterior choroidal artery; The basal vein; Carotid cistern. It is situated between the carotid artery and the ipsilateral optic nerve. It contains: The internal carotid artery; The origin of the anterior choroidal artery; The origin of the posterior communicating artery; Cistern of lateral cerebral ...

  9. Visual pathway lesions - Wikipedia

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    Congruous homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing is a feature of occlusion of posterior cerebral artery supplying the anterior part of the visual cortex. [1] Bilateral homonymous hemianopia with macular sparing producing a picture of ring scotoma is seen in bilateral occipital lobe lesions. [1] Pupillary reflex is normal; Optic atrophy does ...