Anterior temporal artery

Looks like

A branch of the middle cerebral artery running down over the front part of the temporal lobe.

What it does

Supplies the front of the outer temporal lobe.

Keeping it well

Involved in larger middle cerebral strokes; seen on angiography, rarely a problem on its own.

Related conditions

• Brain aneurysm
• Carotid artery stenosis
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Ischaemic stroke
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Retinal artery occlusion (eye stroke)
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Takayasu arteritis
• Transient ischaemic attack
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)