X-Message-Number: 14090 Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:32:24 -0400 From: Jan Coetzee <> Subject: Circle of Willis References: <> " This is due to the fact that about 20% of the population does not have an intact Circle of Willis (vessels that feed other vessels in the brain, leading to complete brain perfusion)" Am I lucky or what? When I had surgery on my right carotid artery they just clamped it off because the Circle of Willis supplied enough blood. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14090