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Based on the proposed morphological classification system, vascular distribution patterns and frequencies of the Circle of Willis (CW) were compared with those in five previously reported healthy cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 230 patients, 215 (93.5%) had an incomplete CW type, which was significantly higher than that observed in the healthy cohorts (45.0\u201374.6%; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Hypoplasia or absence of both posterior communicating arteries, resulting in isolation of the anterior and posterior CW, was the most common phenotype (140\/230, 60.9%). This frequency was also higher than that reported in each of the healthy cohorts (8.7\u201342.8%; all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Incomplete CW patterns were prevalent among individuals with intractable hiccups, particularly those isolating the anterior and posterior CW. 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