Successful treatment of a basilar aneurysm presenting as a brainstem hemorrhage.
A case of large brainstem hemorrhage resulting from a basilar artery aneurysm is reported. This extremely rare disorder is fatal in a large majority of cases, and has usually been reported after autopsy. This case presents a successful recovery after clipping the aneurysm.
D001488:Basilar Artery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed