Abstract
We studied the origin, length, external diameter, disposition, branching patterns and the perforators ofshort central artery in the circle of Willis in eighty fresh, unfixed cerebral hemispheres (40 brains). We also examined the relationship of the short central artery, the recurrent artery of Heubner, and M 1 perforators to the anterior perforated substance, caudate and putamen. The short central artery arises at 5.2 ± 3.36 mm from the origin of the anterior cerebral artery, hidden and overlapped by the internal carotid artery bifurcation. The recurrent artery ofHeubner arises distally to the origin of the short central artery. Four main anatomical variations were found: 1. Presence of short central artery and recurrent artery of Heubner (37.5±). 2. Isolated presence of the short central artery (27.5%). 3. Isolated presence of the recurrent artery of Heubner (21.25%). 4. Absence of short central artery and recurrent artery of Heubner (73.75%). Two different branching patterns were observed: 1. 2-4 straight perforators from the short central artery, perforators from the recurrent artery of Heubner and lenticulostriate from the most medial portion of the M 1, in 42 of 80 hemispheres (52.5%). 2. 8-10 perforators from only short central artery in 10 of 80 hemispheres (12.5%) with absent or hypoplastic recurrent artery of Heubner and lenticulostriates from M1 and M2. [Neural Res 1998; 20: 209-217]
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