Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) the largest branch of the vertebral artery is one of the three main arterial blood supplies for the cerebellum part of the brain. Occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery or one of its branches or of the vertebral artery leads to Wallenberg syndrome also called lateral medullary syndrome.

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