Prevalence of ACA variations: A systematic review and meta‑analysis.

Autor:	Fotakopoulos G; Department of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece., Brotis AG; Department of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece., Fotakopoulou O; Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital of Zakynthos 'Agios Dionysios', 29100 Zakynthos, Greece., Gatos C; Department of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece., Mantzarlis K; Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece., Georgakopoulou VE; Department of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece., Sklapani P; Department of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece., Trakas N; Department of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece., Fountas KN; Department of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Medicine international [Med Int (Lond)] 2024 Jul 15; Vol. 4 (5), pp. 54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 15 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3892/mi.2024.178
Abstrakt:	The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and its divisions enclose symptomatically critical and supplementary differentiations. Anatomical variations of the distal ACA that are irregularly detected can be separated into three major groups, namely, azygos, bihemispheric and median ACA variations. The present study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis. The PICOS criteria and electronic databases, namely the Cochrane Library, PubMed (until December, 2023), Embase (until December, 2023) and MEDLINE (until December, 2023) were used to identify 48 articles to fulfill the eligible criteria. As a limited number of studies exist on the prevalence of ACA anatomical variations, the present meta-analysis aimed to determine the precise incidence of these variants. In addition, with the comparative description between cadaveric (autopsy) and imaging cases, more accurate results were extract from the prevalence presentation of the distal ACA variants. On the whole, no statistically significant differences were found between autopsy and imaging studies. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. (Copyright: © 2024 Fotakopoulos et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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