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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Neurol. 2011 Mar 17;69(6):963–974. doi: 10.1002/ana.22354

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Collaterals avert stroke in severe stenosis yet may be a marker of hemodynamic impairment and elevated stroke risk in moderate stenoses. (A) Robust collaterals in severe MCA stenosis prevent stroke whereas (B) brisk collateral filling in a moderate distal vertebral stenosis may be an ominous marker.