[citation needed] It is named after the German paediatrician Otto Heubner.
Infarction of the artery may brachiofacial hemiparesis due to ischemia of the anterior limb of internal capsule.
[2] More proximal portions of the artery may cause spastic paraparesis and sensory loss contralateral to the lesioned side.
Occlusive damage to Heubner's artery may also present with contralateral grip reflex issues, and symptoms of frontal lobe disorder.
Contralateral gaze preference with or without transcortical motor aphasia may present in instances where the left hemisphere is affected in this type of occlusion.