Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD The posterior communicating artery (PCOM) is a part of a group of arteries in ...

the middle cerebral artery, and the anterior cerebral artery). Other factors that are thought to increase the likelihood of a rupture include aneurysm growth, multiple aneurysms, prior aneurysm ...

originating from penetrating cortical branches of the anterior, middle, or posterior cerebral arteries; (B) basal ganglia, originating from ascending lenticulostriate branches of the middle ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...