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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lateral striate arteries | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cerebral artery
ⓘ
end artery ⓘ penetrating artery ⓘ |
| alsoBranchOf | anterior cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| anatomicalLocation | subcortical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | lacunar infarct ⓘ |
| branchOf | middle cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | deep perforating arteries of brain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lesionConsequence |
ataxic hemiparesis
ⓘ
dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome ⓘ pure motor stroke ⓘ pure sensory stroke ⓘ sensorimotor stroke ⓘ |
| lesionType | Charcot–Bouchard microaneurysm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | M1 segment of middle cerebral artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
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caudate nucleus ⓘ corona radiata ⓘ globus pallidus NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
lateral striate arteries