Thalamogeniculate artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Posterior cerebral artery |
Supplies | Thalamus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | a. thalamogeniculata |
TA98 | A12.2.07.090 |
FMA | 50629 |
Anatomical terminology |
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]
According 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]
A loss of supply of this artery presents clinically with sensory disturbances, and restlessness. [3]
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