2014, Number 4
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Medisur 2014; 12 (4)
Atherosclerotic aneurysm of the basilar artery and hydrocephalus. A case report
Alvarado BA, Martínez NJ, Peñaranda PD
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 655-661
PDF size: 291.57 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Intracranial aneurysms are fairly common. Many of
them produce no symptoms, often remaining
undiagnosed during life. At autopsy, aneurysms of
the basilar artery appear in 2 to 5% of the cases;
among them, saccular and congenital aneurysms
are more common than atherosclerotic and fusiform
aneurysms. A case of atherosclerotic aneurysm of
the basilar artery diagnosed at autopsy in an
88-year-old man is presented. This patient had been
admitted with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke,
intracranial hypertension and hydrocephalus, which
led physicians to consider a posterior fossa tumor.
This paper aims at presenting the autopsy findings
that showed the presence of an atherosclerotic
aneurysm of the basilar artery.
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