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Abnormal circle of Willis morphology

MedGen UID:
868474
Concept ID:
C4022868
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of circle of Willis
 
HPO: HP:0012518

Definition

An anomaly of the circle of Willis, also known as the cerebral arterial circle. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fabian TC
J Am Coll Surg 2013 May;216(5):873-85. Epub 2013 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.053. PMID: 23518252
Hurst RW, Berenstein A, Kupersmith MJ, Madrid M, Flamm ES
J Neurosurg 1995 Feb;82(2):190-5. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.82.2.0190. PMID: 7815145

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Manghat NE, Robinson E, Mitrousi K, Rodrigues JCL, Hinton T, Paton JFR, Wise RG, Nightingale AK, Hart EC
Hypertension 2022 Jun;79(6):1265-1274. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18612. PMID: 35291807Free PMC Article
Zhou C, Yuan C, Li R, Wang W, Li C, Zhao X; CARE-II Study Collaborators
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2018 Nov;38(11):2744-2749. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311797. PMID: 30354232
Orakdogen M, Emon ST, Somay H, Engin T, Is M, Hakan T
Turk Neurosurg 2017;27(6):853-862. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17839-16.1. PMID: 27593836
Manojlovic V, Popovic V, Nikoloc D, Milosevic D, Pasternak J, Budakov N
Med Pregl 2016 Nov;69(11-12):351-355. doi: 10.2298/mpns1612351m. PMID: 29693860
Krasny A, Nensa F, Sandalcioglu IE, Göricke SL, Wanke I, Gramsch C, Sirin S, Oezkan N, Sure U, Schlamann M
J Neurointerv Surg 2014 Apr 1;6(3):178-83. Epub 2013 Apr 23 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010669. PMID: 23612892

Diagnosis

Manghat NE, Robinson E, Mitrousi K, Rodrigues JCL, Hinton T, Paton JFR, Wise RG, Nightingale AK, Hart EC
Hypertension 2022 Jun;79(6):1265-1274. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18612. PMID: 35291807Free PMC Article
Manojlovic V, Popovic V, Nikoloc D, Milosevic D, Pasternak J, Budakov N
Med Pregl 2016 Nov;69(11-12):351-355. doi: 10.2298/mpns1612351m. PMID: 29693860
Del Brutto OH, Lama J
J Neuroimaging 2015 Jan-Feb;25(1):124-6. Epub 2014 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jon.12077. PMID: 24754335
Bekiesińska-Figatowska M, Brągoszewska H, Duczkowski M, Romaniuk-Doroszewska A, Szkudlińska-Pawlak S, Duczkowska A, Mądzik J, Kowalska B, Pęczkowski P
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2014 Jan-Feb;48(1):15-20. Epub 2014 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2013.05.002. PMID: 24636765
Krasny A, Nensa F, Sandalcioglu IE, Göricke SL, Wanke I, Gramsch C, Sirin S, Oezkan N, Sure U, Schlamann M
J Neurointerv Surg 2014 Apr 1;6(3):178-83. Epub 2013 Apr 23 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010669. PMID: 23612892

Therapy

Manojlovic V, Budakov N, Budinski S, Milosevic D, Nikolic D, Manojlovic V
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020 Dec;29(12):105318. Epub 2020 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105318. PMID: 32992180
Zhou C, Yuan C, Li R, Wang W, Li C, Zhao X; CARE-II Study Collaborators
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2018 Nov;38(11):2744-2749. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311797. PMID: 30354232
Banga PV, Varga A, Csobay-Novák C, Kolossváry M, Szántó E, Oderich GS, Entz L, Sótonyi P
J Vasc Surg 2018 Dec;68(6):1764-1771. Epub 2018 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.03.429. PMID: 29983353
Montisci R, Sanfilippo R, Bura R, Branca C, Piga M, Saba L
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2013 Feb;45(2):107-12. Epub 2012 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.11.012. PMID: 23265684
Nash DT, Fillit H
Am J Cardiol 2006 Apr 15;97(8):1262-5. Epub 2006 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.12.031. PMID: 16616038

Prognosis

Catalano M, Crimi L, Belfiore G, Grippaldi D, David E, Spatola C, Cristaudo C, Foti PV, Palmucci S, Basile A
Neuroradiol J 2024 Dec;37(6):661-677. Epub 2023 May 21 doi: 10.1177/19714009231177412. PMID: 37210636Free PMC Article
Manghat NE, Robinson E, Mitrousi K, Rodrigues JCL, Hinton T, Paton JFR, Wise RG, Nightingale AK, Hart EC
Hypertension 2022 Jun;79(6):1265-1274. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18612. PMID: 35291807Free PMC Article
Frösen J, Joutel A
Cardiovasc Res 2018 Mar 15;114(4):501-512. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvy002. PMID: 29351598
Del Brutto OH, Lama J
J Neuroimaging 2015 Jan-Feb;25(1):124-6. Epub 2014 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jon.12077. PMID: 24754335
Carvi Y Nievas MN
Neurol Res 2005 Dec;27(8):857-63. doi: 10.1179/016164105X63601. PMID: 16354547

Clinical prediction guides

Saha A, Bhattacharya A, Ghosh SP, Roy SR
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Oct;46(10):1585-1593. Epub 2024 Aug 5 doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03451-5. PMID: 39103573
Manghat NE, Robinson E, Mitrousi K, Rodrigues JCL, Hinton T, Paton JFR, Wise RG, Nightingale AK, Hart EC
Hypertension 2022 Jun;79(6):1265-1274. Epub 2022 Mar 16 doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18612. PMID: 35291807Free PMC Article
Orakdogen M, Emon ST, Somay H, Engin T, Is M, Hakan T
Turk Neurosurg 2017;27(6):853-862. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.17839-16.1. PMID: 27593836
Wu HM, Chuang YM
Acta Neurol Taiwan 2011 Dec;20(4):232-42. PMID: 22315173
Carvi Y Nievas MN
Neurol Res 2005 Dec;27(8):857-63. doi: 10.1179/016164105X63601. PMID: 16354547

Recent systematic reviews

Valenzuela-Fuenzalida JJ, Rojas-Navia CP, Quirós-Clavero AP, Sanchis-Gimeno J, Rodriguez-Luengo M, Nova-Baeza P, Orellana-Donoso M, Becerra Farfán Á, Bruna-Mejias A, Sepúlveda-Loyola W, Iwanaga J
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Jul;46(7):963-975. Epub 2024 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03377-y. PMID: 38762843
Ophelders MEH, van Eldik MJA, Vos IN, Beentjes YS, Velthuis BK, Ruigrok YM
J Neuroradiol 2024 Feb;51(1):10-15. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2023.05.005. PMID: 37209774
Oumer M, Alemayehu M, Muche A
BMC Neurosci 2021 Jan 21;22(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12868-021-00609-4. PMID: 33478402Free PMC Article
Oz II, Serifoglu I, Yazgan O, Erdem Z
Interv Neuroradiol 2016 Aug;22(4):473-80. Epub 2016 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/1591019916641317. PMID: 27091873Free PMC Article

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