Spontaneous thrombosis of a giant internal carotid aneurysm in a patient who presented with hypopituitarism.
This case report describes a 66-year-old woman who initially presented with features of hypopituitarism secondary to a giant intra-cavernous internal carotid aneurysm. She represented a year later with features suggestive of a subarachnoid haemorrhage, but repeat CT showed no change from the one performed previously. A repeat angiogram, however, showed complete spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm including the parent artery.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
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Vafidis
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed