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Neuroanatomy, Recurrent Artery of Heubner

Sunil Munakomi  1 , Joe M. Das  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Neuroanatomy, Recurrent Artery of Heubner

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The recurrent artery of Heubner (RAH) was first described in 1872 by Johann Otto Leonhard Heubner (1843–1926), a German pediatrician recognized as the father of German pediatrics. In 1909, H. F. Aitken, an artist at Massachusetts General Hospital, labeled it "Heubner’s artery." In 1920, Joseph Shellshear, an anatomist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, introduced the more precise and now widely accepted term "recurrent artery of Heubner," emphasizing its characteristic course along the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) following its origin. Older names for the artery include "anterior striate artery," "long telencephalic artery," "long centralis artery," and "distal medial striate artery."

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Disclosure: Sunil Munakomi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Joe Das declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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