Topic summary
Recurrent artery of Heubner
The recurrent artery of Heubner, Heubner's artery or distal medial striate artery is a branch of the anterior cerebral artery. It supplies the head of the caudate nucleus and adjacent part of the anterior limb of internal capsule, olfactory regions, and parts of the putamen and septal nuclei.
It is named after the GermanpaediatricianOtto Heubner.