Middle Cerebral Artery Infarct

Middle Cerebral Artery Infarct •A coronal section through the brain at the level of the thalamus and lenticular nuclei. •The arrow points to a very old middle cerebral artery infarct in which most of the affected cerebral cortex, white matter, lenticular nucleus, and part of the thalamus have been destroyed by loss of blood supply to the region. •After the infarct occurred, macrophages picked up the dead tissue and disposed of it leaving a large cavity. (Description By:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by: UCHC )