Anterolateral central arteries

Anterolateral central arteries
Anterolateral central arteries
Details
Source	Middle cerebral artery
Identifiers
Latin	aa. centrales anterolaterales,; aa. lenticulostriatae
TA98	A12.2.07.048
TA2	4510
FMA	71478
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The anterolateral central arteries or lenticulostriate arteries^[2] (also anterolateral perforating arteries, anterolateral ganglionic arteries, striate arteries, or lateral striate arteries) are a group of small arteries mostly arising from (the initial M1 part of) the middle cerebral artery that enter the brain through the anterior perforated substance to provide arterial supply to parts of the basal ganglia.^[3] They are end arteries.^{[citation needed]}

The name of these arteries is derived from some of the structures they supply, namely the lentiform nucleus and the striatum.^{[citation needed]}

Anatomy

Distribution

The ALCAs supply the posterior portion of the striatum, the lateral portion of the globus pallidus, and all parts of the internal capsule.^[3]

The medial striate artery (Recurrent artery of Heubner) arises either from the middle cerebral artery or anterior cerebral artery, and supplies the rostral/anterior portion of the caudate nucleus and putamen, and the anterior limb and genu of internal capsule.^[3]

Clinical significance

Blockage of the lenticulostriate arteries causes lacunar infarcts. These infarcts are most often due to hyaline arteriosclerosis secondary to hypertension. This can lead to contralateral paresis (muscular weakness) and/or sensory loss of the face and body.

References

^ ^a ^b Waschke, Jens; Böckers, Tobias M.; Paulsen, Friedrich; Arnold, Wolfgang; Bechmann, Ingo, eds. (2018). Sobotta Anatomy Textbook: English Edition with Latin Nomenclature (1st ed.). München: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0.
^ "Anatonomina". terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 573 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Le, Tao and Bhushan, Vikas. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2017 (p.484). New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017.

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[:0-1] Waschke, Jens; Böckers, Tobias M.; Paulsen, Friedrich; Arnold, Wolfgang; Bechmann, Ingo, eds. (2018). Sobotta Anatomy Textbook: English Edition with Latin Nomenclature (1st ed.). München: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0.

[2] "Anatonomina". terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2024-07-02.

[:224-3] Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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