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A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample

The anterior communicating artery complex (ACAC) consists of the A1 and A2 segments of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (ACoA). The ACAC is said to be the most frequent site of aneurysms and anterior cerebral circulation variations. Clear correlation between c...

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Main Author: Madolo, Mbalentle
Other Authors: Mpolokeng, Kentse
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Published: Department of Human Biology 2025
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description The anterior communicating artery complex (ACAC) consists of the A1 and A2 segments of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (ACoA). The ACAC is said to be the most frequent site of aneurysms and anterior cerebral circulation variations. Clear correlation between cerebral arterial circulation variations and aneurysm development has been reported. Cerebrovascular diseases play a significant role in the causes of morbidity in South Africa. South African data in this area of research is currently lacking and thus more knowledge is needed. This study aims to report the prevalence of variations in the ACAC and their link to the prevalence of cerebral aneurysms. For the dissection portion of this study, a total of 68 (35 female and 33 male) adult formalin fixed brains were included. These brains were from the bodies that were previously dissected in the Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town by the medical undergraduate and honours post-graduate students. For the ang
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41035 A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample Madolo, Mbalentle Mpolokeng, Kentse Gunston, Geney More, Stuart Medicine The anterior communicating artery complex (ACAC) consists of the A1 and A2 segments of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (ACoA). The ACAC is said to be the most frequent site of aneurysms and anterior cerebral circulation variations. Clear correlation between cerebral arterial circulation variations and aneurysm development has been reported. Cerebrovascular diseases play a significant role in the causes of morbidity in South Africa. South African data in this area of research is currently lacking and thus more knowledge is needed. This study aims to report the prevalence of variations in the ACAC and their link to the prevalence of cerebral aneurysms. For the dissection portion of this study, a total of 68 (35 female and 33 male) adult formalin fixed brains were included. These brains were from the bodies that were previously dissected in the Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town by the medical undergraduate and honours post-graduate students. For the ang 2025-02-27T11:59:27Z 2025-02-27T11:59:27Z 2024 2025-02-27T09:31:04Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41035 en eng application/pdf Department of Human Biology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
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title A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample
title_full A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample
title_fullStr A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample
title_full_unstemmed A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample
title_short A dissection and angiographic study of anatomical variations in the anterior communicating artery complex in a South African sample
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