Anterior inferior cerebellar artery 3564625 188952153 2008-02-04T03:38:10Z Wikid77 1403682 enlarged top images 30% to clarify labels & reuse cached images from related articles; aligned infobox keywords/bars for clarity;used new 5x-faster magnified brain at right to avoid eclipsing infobox {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = a. cerebelli inferior anterior | GraySubject = 148 | GrayPage = 580 | Width = 250 | Image = CerebellumArteries.jpg | Caption = The three major arteries of the cerebellum: the SCA, AICA, and PICA. (Anterior inferior cerebellar artery is AICA.) | Width2 = 335 | Image2 = Circle of Willis en.svg | 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. <br/><br/><br/> ==Additional images== <br/><br/><br/> ==External links== * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|28|09|02|24}} * {{eMedicineDictionary|anterior+inferior+cerebellar+artery}} * {{RocheLexicon|13048.000-1}} [[Image:Arteries_beneath_brain_Gray_closer.jpg|thumb|right|335px|The arteries of the base of the brain. Anterior inferior cerebellar labeled near bottom. The [[temporal lobe|temporal]] pole of the [[cerebrum]] and a portion of the [[cerebellum|cerebellar]] hemisphere have been removed on the right side. Inferior aspect (viewed from below).]] {{Gray's}} {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of head and neck}} [[Category:Arteries]] [[de:Arteria cerebelli inferior anterior]]