The thalamogeniculate artery is either a single artery or group of smaller arteries[1] arising from the posterior cerebral artery (distal to the origin of the posterior communicating artery).[2][1] It is part of the posterolateral central arteries.[2] It supplies parts of the thalamus (including the geniculate nuclei).[2][1]
| Thalamogeniculate artery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Source | Posterior cerebral artery |
| Supplies | Thalamus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | a. thalamogeniculata |
| TA98 | A12.2.07.090 |
| FMA | 50629 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Anatomy
editDistribution
editAccoring to the 42th Edition of Gray's Anatomy, the thalamogeniculate arteries supply the posterior thalamus, and medial geniculate nucleus.[2]
According to the Medical Dictionary of the French Academy of Medicine, it supplies the ventral lateral nucleus of thalamus, and the geniculate nuclei.[1]
Clinical significance
editA loss of supply of this artery presents clinically with sensory disturbances, and restlessness.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Thalamogeniculate artery - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ a b c d Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
- ^ 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. p. 660. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0.