title: Fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage from the rupture of a totally intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm: case report.
abstract: Intracavernous carotid artery aneurysms usually cause symptoms because of gradual expansion without rupture. Most such aneurysms that do rupture lead to a carotid-cavernous fistula. Very few cases of rupture leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage have been reported. We report a case in which rupture of an entirely intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm led to death from a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mawad
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Baskin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology*; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*