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The posterior cerebral and basilar arteries. (Reproduced by permission from Krayenbühl and Yasargil.)
Figure 34-9A: Posterior cerebral arteryRegions of vascular supplyA. Circular or proximal segment(1) Paramedian arteries (interpeduncular, intercrural,
perforating)Substantia nigra, red nucleus, mammillary body, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve(2) Quadrigeminal arteriesQuadrigeminal bodies(3)
Thalamic arteries (medial and lateral)Central nucleus, medial nucleus, ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus, pulvinar, lateral geniculate body, internal
capsule (posterior portion)(4) Medial posterior choroidal arteries(5) Premammillary arteries (of the posterior communicating artery)Epithalamus, thalamus,
choroid plexus,
pineal
gland(6)
arteryTuber
cinereum,
peduncle,
ventral
nuclei of the
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9e thalamus, nuclei of the hypothalamus, optic
chiasm(7) Lateral posterior choroidal arteries (anterior and posterior)Hippocampal gyrus, lateral geniculate body, pulvinar, dentate fascia, hippocampus,
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anterior basal cortex of the temporal lobe, choroid plexus of the temporal horn, trigone, dorsolateral nuclei of the thalamusB. Cortical or distal segment(8)
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Lateral occipital arteryLaterobasal aspects of the temporal and occipital lobe(a) Anterior temporal arteries(b) Middle temporal arteries(c) Posterior temporal
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arteries(9) Medial occipital artery(a) Dorsal callosal arterySplenium(b) Posterior parietal arteryCuneus, precuneus(c) Occipitoparietal artery(d) Calcarine
arteriesCalcarine gyrus, occipital pole(e) Occipitotemporal arteryLaterobasal occipital lobeFigure 34-9B: Basilar artery(B) Basilar artery(Cr) Posterior