Delayed presentation of post-traumatic aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in a patient with spinal cord injury

A case report. To present and discuss the case of a patient with serious head and spinal injuries who suffered delayed haemorrhage from a post-traumatic aneurysm of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery following surgical treatment of vertebral fracture and hydrocephalus. National Spinal In...

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Published in:Spinal cord 2002-06, Vol.40 (6), p.307-309
Main Authors: HOSSAIN, M, BROWN, J, MCLEAN, A. N, FRASER, M. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Arteries - physiopathology
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebellum - blood supply
Cerebral Angiography
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus - complications
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm - etiology
Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery
Medical sciences
Paraplegia - complications
Spinal Cord Injuries - complications
Spinal Fractures - complications
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:A case report. To present and discuss the case of a patient with serious head and spinal injuries who suffered delayed haemorrhage from a post-traumatic aneurysm of the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery following surgical treatment of vertebral fracture and hydrocephalus. National Spinal Injuries Unit and Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Clinical and radiological follow-up of the patient. The aneurysm was treated by coil occlusion of the right vertebral artery. Post-operative films showed that the aneurysm had been successfully obliterated. Post-traumatic cerebral aneurysms are very rare. Neurosurgical and rehabilitation teams need to be aware of this late treatable sequela of head injury.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sj.sc.3101290