Endovascular Treatment of Giant Serpentine Aneurysm of the Middle Cerebral Artery
Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
;
: 264-270, 2016.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Giant serpentine aneurysms are uncommon types of aneurysmal disease and have angiographically authentic features. We report a case of a 44-year-old male with headache and seizure. He presented a giant serpentine aneurysm arising from the middle cerebral artery (MCA). It was a large intracranial aneurysm thrombosed as a mass-like lesion while it maintained its outflow drainage into the distal MCA branches. The balloon occlusion test (BOT) was performed to test the tolerance of temporary collateral circulation. Following routine cerebral angiography, we performed an endovascular embolization on the proximal artery of MCA. He was discharged from the hospital with alert mental status and mild Gerstmann syndrome. The short-term follow-up imaging studies showed the decreased mass effect, and the patient presented an improved Gerstmann syndrome. After a careful evaluation of BOT, an endovascular embolization can be one of the powerful therapeutic instruments for giant serpentine aneurysm.
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Main subject:
Arteries
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Seizures
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Cerebral Angiography
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Intracranial Aneurysm
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Drainage
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gerstmann Syndrome
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Collateral Circulation
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Middle Cerebral Artery
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Balloon Occlusion
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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