Question 1786
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":8870,"text":"anterior communicating artery and adjacent A1 and A2 segments of the anterior cerebral artery"},{"id":8871,"text":"distal internal cerebral artery and adjacent proximal anterior cerebral artery"},{"id":8873,"text":"posterior communicating artery and adjacent P1 and P2 segments of the posterior cerebral artery"},{"id":8872,"text":"terminal basilar artery and adjacent proximal posterior cerebral artery"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":8870,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe recurrent artery of Heubner, also known as the medial striate artery or long central artery, is the largest perforating branch from the proximal anterior cerebral artery and is the only one routinely seen on angiography.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origin is from the anterior cerebral artery at the A1-A2 junction (level of the anterior communicating artery) or within a few millimeters in the proximal A2 segment in 90% of cases. The specific distribution varies by study. The remainder originate from the A1 segment. Rarely, it can have a common origin with the orbitofrontal artery, which is otherwise usually the second branch of the A2 segment.\u003c/p\u003e","id":1786,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2662","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":771,"kind":"RestrictedPage","title":"Page 771 (in no courses)","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/admin/restricted_pages/771"},{"id":2108,"kind":"Course","title":"Stroke Learning Pathway - peer review - page 2108","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/stroke-learning-pathway-peer-review/pages/2108"},{"id":2108,"kind":"Course","title":"Stroke Learning Pathway - page 2108","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/stroke-learning-pathway/pages/2108"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;recurrent artery of Heubner usually arises from the...\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1786"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"8873","percentage":12},{"alternativeId":"8872","percentage":15},{"alternativeId":"8871","percentage":13},{"alternativeId":"8870","percentage":60}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"recurrent-artery-of-heubner"}