title: Aneurysm of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery at the internal auditory meatus: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors present a case of a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery at the right internal auditory meatus, of which incidence is thought to be very rare. The patient experienced a sudden onset of headache, vomiting and tinnitus in the right side. Moderate peripheral facial palsy and hearing disturbance in the right appeared 2 weeks after the onset with diplopia. These symptoms improved to some extent after the successful neck clipping of this aneurysm.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uozumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous