title: Giant fusiform aneurysm of the vertebro-basilar artery presenting with stroke.
abstract: The authors describe a case of giant fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery presenting with ischemic symptoms. Angiography and CT revealed vertebro-basilar fusiform aneurysmal dilatation. Fusiform vertebro-basilar aneurysm is associated with various complications particularly brain stem infarction. Similar lesions in the literature are reviewed and the relationship between this clinical entity and cerebral ischemia, particularly brain-stem infarction are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*