Figure 2: The anatomical distribution of atherosclerotic lesions in H and E histological sections of intracranial carotid arteries (BA – Basilar artery; MCA – Middle cerebral artery; ACA – Anterior cerebral artery; PCA – Posterior cerebral artery; VA – Vertebral artery; AcmA – Anterior communicating artery; ICA – Internal carotid artery; PcmA – Posterior communicating artery)