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The concept of dolichoectatic vessels of the anterior circle of Willis acting like space-occupying lesions that cause optic nerve compression at the optic canal dates back to the 19th century (Turk 1852; Knapp 1875; Michel 1877; Bernheimer 1981, and others). For a time, this concept was forgotten and was rediscovered on the basis of thorough post mortem examinations by Otto 1901; Liebrecht 1902; Behr 1910; Henschen 1911; Will-brand and Sänger 1931; Klieneberger 1913; Sattler 1920; Fuchs 1922; Mazzatesta 1925; Abelsdorf 1928; Alpers and Wolman 1931; Saphir 1933; Walsh 1957; Sacks and Lindenberg 1969; Lindenberg et al. 1973, and others.
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Unsöld, R. (1989). The Concept of Optic Nerve Compression by Dolichoectatic Arteries Revisited. In: Compressive Optic Nerve Lesions at the Optic Canal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73382-6_4
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