Anterior inferior cerebellar artery

Looks like

A branch from the lower basilar artery running sideways to the front-underside of the cerebellum, often looping near the inner ear canal.

What it does

Supplies part of the pons, the front lower cerebellum and often the inner ear.

Keeping it well

Its blockage can cause sudden deafness in one ear with vertigo and unsteadiness. A loop can press on nerves and cause facial spasms.

Related conditions

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)