Spontaneous healing of cerebral aneurysm at the beginning of left posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). Case report.
We present the clinical and neuroradiological features of a ruptured aneurysm at the beginning of the left PICA suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The young patient refused surgery, endovascular treatment and also follow-up. After 4 and 5 years she repeated the left vertebral angiography that showed a spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm. After 8 years MR angiogram images confirmed the total obliteration of the aneurysm.
De Luca
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Division of Neurosurgery, Vicenza City Hospital, Italy.
Volpin
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Colombo
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Fornezza
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Pinna
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D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014661:Vasoconstriction