title: Intracranial infective aneurysms: angiographic evaluation with treatment.
abstract: Infective intracranial aneurysms are relatively uncommon. They develop due to septic embolisation of the vasa vasorum or lumen of the artery, with resultant focal arteritis and necrosis, leading to aneurysm formation. They are an important cause for intracranial haemorrhage. Six cases of infective aneurysms are described. A focus of infection could be detected in all the patients. Surgery was done in three cases, out of which two patients made significant recovery, while one patient died in the immediate postoperative period. Out of the three cases, treated conservatively with antibiotic therapy, there was total resolution on follow up angiogram in two, while one patient was lost to follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore-560 029, India.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kovoor
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sampath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents