title: [Dissecting aneurysm of the anterior cerebral artery with persistent pearl & string sign on cerebral angiograms over a period of eight years].
abstract: We present a rare case of a dissecting aneurysm of the left anterior cerebral artery (ACA) with persistent pearl & string sign on cerebral angiograms over a period of 8 years. A 43-year-old woman with disturbance of consciousness and right sided hemiparesis was conservatively treated. Computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed a low-density area in the left frontal lobe. Initial angiography, which was performed at 6 months after the onset, showed a pearl & string sign at the A2 portion of the left ACA. After 8 years, repeat angiography again showed persistent pearl & string sign at the same portion of the left ACA. We discussed the changes in findings usually obtained in cerebral angiography concerning dissecting aneurysms in ACA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mazda Hospital, 2-15 Aosaki-minami, Fuchu-cho, Hiroshima 735-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inagawa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohbayashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sakoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hidaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed