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Blood flow in the MCA is only marginally affected by the presence of a complete CoW when the vasospasm affects the MCA itself. In this scenario the blood flow is related to the severity of the vasospasm and the length of the affected segment. CoW, circle of Willis; d, distributed spasm; f, focal spasm; Hype, hypertension; L, left vessel; MCA, middle cerebral artery.
