Reclassifications of ischemic stroke patterns due to variants of the Circle of Willis.
Ida RangusLennart S MillesIvana GalinovicKersten VillringerHeinrich J AudebertJochen B FiebachChristian H Noltenull Hebun ErdurPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2021)
VCoW are present in about one in three stroke patients and more common in the posterior circulation. Reclassifications of stroke lesion patterns due to vCoW occurred predominantly in the posterior circulation with fetal posterior cerebral artery mimicking multiple territory stroke pattern. Considering vCoW in these cases may uncover symptomatic carotid disease.