title: Surgical treatment of a lenticulostriate artery aneurysm. Case report.
abstract: Aneurysms arising from a lenticulostriate artery (LSA) are uncommon. Their causes include hypertension, moyamoya disease, infection, systemic lupus erythematosis, and flow-related saccular aneurysms. Options for treating these aneurysms are limited. The authors present a case in which an LSA aneurysm was identified in a 69-year-old woman with no significant medical history, who experienced a sudden onset of right hemiparesis and aphasia due to a basal ganglia hemorrhage. The different causes and treatment options available for these rare and difficult-to-treat aneurysms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Prithvi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Workman
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Barrow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome