Anterior spinal artery aneurysm presenting as a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
A woman who presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to a ruptured anterior spinal artery aneurysm of the spinal cord is reported. While this is the first report of a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior spinal artery with angiographic confirmation, it emphasizes that occasionally subarachnoid hemorrhage may be secondary to ruptured spinal artery aneurysms.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*