“…People with effective collateral circulations have a lower risk of developing a stroke compared to those with ineffective collateral circulations (WESTPHAL, 2021). In individuals with atherosclerotic disease and without previous vascular events, the anterior region of incomplete CoW is associated with a greater risk of BRAIN VASCULAR ACCIDENTS in the anterior circulation, and an even more significant risk in people with combined anterior and posterior variations, this is because the plaques atherosclerotic cells tend to accumulate in arterial trunks, curvatures and bifurcations (WANG, 2023).…”