Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
- Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = a. cerebelli inferior anterior
GraySubject = 148
GrayPage = 580
Width = 250
Caption = The three major arteries of the cerebellum: the SCA, AICA, and PICA. (Anterior inferior cerebellar artery is AICA.)
Width2 = 335
Caption2= Diagram of the arterial circulation at the base of the brain (Anterior inferior cerebellar artery labeled at lower right).
BranchFrom = basilar artery
BranchTo =
Vein = inferior cerebellar veins
Supplies = cerebellum
MeshName =
MeshNumber =The anterior inferior cerebellar artery passes backward to be distributed to the anterior part of the under surface of the cerebellum, anastomosing with the posterior inferior cerebellar branch of the vertebral. It supplies the anterior inferior quarter of the cerebellum.
Clinical significance
Occlusion of AICA results in lateral pontine syndrome, also known as AICA syndrome.
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