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An anatomical study is performed with the aid of the operating microscope of the basilar artery bifurcation and the posterior portion of the Circle of Willis. The anatomical variations of the superior cerebellar arteries, the P 1 segment of the posterior cerebral arteries and the posterior portion of the posterior communicating arteries are described as well as the anatomical variations of the small branches originating from these arteries: the arteriae interpedunculares profundae, the arteriae thalamo perforantes and the arteriae chorioideae posteriores.
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This work was funded in part through a grant from the Janivo Stichting, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
We are grateful for the cooperation of Mr. L. Filippini, medical student, Utrecht.
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Tulleken, C.A.F., Luiten, M.L.F.B. The basilar artery bifurcation: Microscopical anatomy. Acta neurochir 85, 50–55 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01402371
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01402371