title: Multiple mirror-like intracranial aneurysms. Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: While multiple intracranial arterial aneurysms occur in 26.4% of patients with aneurysms, in our practice bilateral mirror-like aneurysms are encountered in 9.4% of patients. Multiple mirror aneurysms in the same patient are exceedingly rare. We report a case of mirror-like middle cerebral artery aneurysms associated with mirror-like posterior inferior cerebellar arteries aneurysms and discuss their significance. Although an exceptional finding, multiple mirror-like aneurysms may shed light on the vulnerability of different arterial segments to specific diseases.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiologie Vasculaire Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Baccin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krings
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozanne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lasjaunias
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery; D011859:Radiography