Cerebrovascular Anatomy M. Christopher Wallace M.D. The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network University of Toronto Postgraduate Lecture Series Division of Neurosurgery Friday October 6, 2000 2
Collateral Circulation Circle of Willis Variation Leptomeningeal Collateral
Cerebral Autoregulation Maintenance of blood flow during variation in blood pressure Change in blood flow related to metabolic activity
Mechanism for Cerebral Autoregulation? Myogenic Neurogenic Metabolic
Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow Seymour Kety Delivery of blood flow to given wt of brain per time period 50ml/100grams/minute Brain takes 12-15% of cardiac output
Internal Carotid Artery Divisions: cervical, petrous, cavernous, infraclinoid, supraclinoid Branches: meningohypophyseal trunk dorsal meningeal artery, tentorial artery, inferior hypophyseal artery of the inferior cavernous sinus capsular arteries of McConnell
Internal Carotid Artery
Internal Carotid Artery Supraclinoid Branches Ophthalmic Posterior communicating Anterior choroidal Bifurcation
Middle Cerebral Artery Variation Divisions (M1-M4) Lenticulostriate arteries medial lateral putamen, caudate, sup internal capsule
Anterior Cerebral Artery Variation Divisions (A1-A4) Anterior communicating artery Lamina terminalis, septal region, fornix, preoptic/hypothalamus Recurrent artery of Heubner Anterior putamen, pallidum and internal capsule