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What does it mean when "minimal ectasia versus tiny aneurysm of the p1 segment of the left posterior cerebral artery?"
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Abnormality: The wording suggests that one if the blood vessels that supplies the posterior part of your brain is dilated. This could be from weakening of the walls of the vessel most likely from a congenital problem in the young and atherosclerosis in the elderly.
Answered 9/20/2015
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