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The artery of postcentral sulcus (aka anterior parietal artery) arises from the superior terminal branch of the middle cerebral artery. It travels posterosuperiorly, along the lateral surface of the cerebral hemisphere, towards the postcentral sulcus, which it also travels along.
It provides an arterial supply to the postcentral sulcus and the areas of the cerebral cortex that lie adjacent to it.
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When the artery is occluded blood is forced through the collateral vessels, drastically increasing fluid shear stress and triggering an inflammatory response which drives vessel remodeling.
