Traumatic aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: case report.
We report a case of a traumatic aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery caused by an occipital fracture. The necessity to suspect a vascular traumatic lesion when an unusual subarachnoid hemorrhage is seen on the computed tomographic scan in a case of trauma is stressed.
Neurosurgical Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
M
M
Morard
N
N
de Tribolet
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*