lenticulostriate arteries

E764638

Lenticulostriate arteries are small, deep-penetrating cerebral vessels that supply blood to the basal ganglia and internal capsule and are prone to lacunar infarcts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cerebral artery
end artery
penetrating artery
alsoBranchOf anterior cerebral artery
anatomicalLocation subcortical region
associatedWith lacunar infarct
branchOf middle cerebral artery
category deep perforating arteries of brain
clinicalRelevance major cause of lacunar strokes
commonSiteOf hypertensive hemorrhage
course deep into cerebral hemispheres
drainageTerritory deep structures of cerebral hemisphere
haveCharacteristic end-artery pattern
few anastomoses
long course
small caliber
imagingAppearance small deep infarcts on MRI
imagingModality visualized by high-resolution MR angiography
latinName arteriae lenticulostriatae
lesionConsequence ataxic hemiparesis
dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome
pure motor stroke
pure sensory stroke
sensorimotor stroke
lesionType Charcot–Bouchard microaneurysm
origin M1 segment of middle cerebral artery
linked to: M1 segment
partOf cerebral circulation
pathologyAssociatedWith chronic hypertension
diabetes mellitus
penetrate anterior perforated substance
riskFactorForInjury age-related small vessel disease
long-standing hypertension
ruptureConsequence intracerebral hemorrhage
supply basal ganglia
caudate nucleus
corona radiata
globus pallidus
internal capsule
putamen
supplyHemisphere primarily lateral aspect of deep cerebral hemisphere
supplyRegion deep gray matter of cerebral hemisphere
genu of internal capsule
posterior limb of internal capsule
synonym lenticulostriate branches
lenticulostriate perforators
vulnerableTo lipohyalinosis
microatheroma

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middle cerebral artery givesBranch lenticulostriate arteries
middle cerebral artery givesBranch lateral striate arteries
linked to: lenticulostriate arteries
basal ganglia bloodSupplyFrom middle cerebral artery branches
linked to: lenticulostriate arteries
Middle cerebral artery givesBranch lenticulostriate arteries
subject linked to: MCA
lenticulostriate arteries latinName arteriae lenticulostriatae
linked to: lenticulostriate arteries
lenticulostriate arteries category deep perforating arteries of brain
linked to: lenticulostriate arteries
globus pallidus bloodSupply lenticulostriate arteries