Anatomy and Function Along with the middle cerebral artery, the ACA is a terminal branch of the internal carotid artery, which is the primary source of blood to the brain.

Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction. (Left) Axial CT scan; (Right) Axial Flair MRI scan. Note the lesion in the left medial frontal lobe. This infarct was caused by a branch occlusion of the left ...

Most commonly, these involve the distal territory of the carotid artery. Thus, if a patient has severe, hemodynamically significant carotid stenosis, then ischemia first occurs between the terminal ...

The internal carotid artery then branches into the cerebral arteries. This structure allows all of the blood from the two internal carotid arteries to pass through the circle of Willis.

Carotid artery disease causes approximately 10 to 20% of strokes, and appropriate intervention is important for secondary and possibly primary stroke prevention. The degree of carotid stenosis is ...

Coronary angiography revealed triple-vessel coronary artery disease and a large saccular aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (Panel A).