Anterior temporal branch of left lateral occipital artery

Looks like

The front branch of the lateral occipital artery on the underside of the temporal lobe.

What it does

Supplies the front of the underside of the temporal lobe, near memory structures.

Keeping it well

Rarely affected alone; seen on angiography and in epilepsy surgery planning.

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)