Anatomy of the Anterior Cerebral Artery
Subspecialty: Neuro-anatomy
Type: Clinical Summary
This summary reviews the microsurgical anatomy of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) complex—its variants, perforating branches, and distal segments—and highlights operative and clinical implications. It explains the anatomical basis for aneurysm formation at the anterior communicating artery (AComA), the course and supply of the recurrent (Heubner) artery and basal perforators, and provides practical guidance for recognising pericallosal/callosomarginal anatomy; it also emphasizes implications for middle cerebral artery (MCA) anatomy, cortical branch selection for bypass, and expected stroke …
Source Papers
- MCA & ACA (2002)
- Prox ACA (2002)
- Distal ACA (2002)