Left splenial artery

Looks like

A small branch of the posterior cerebral system running to the thick back end of the corpus callosum (the splenium).

What it does

Supplies the splenium, which carries visual information between the two brain halves, and links with the pericallosal artery.

Keeping it well

Damage can cause trouble reading while writing is still possible; rarely affected alone.

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)