Traumatic middle meningeal artery aneurysm causing intracerebral hematoma: a case report and review of literature.
BACKGROUND
Traumatic aneurysms of middle meningeal artery (MMA) are rare. Traumatic MMA aneurysms usually present with extradural hematomas, whereas intradural intraparenchymal hematomas are exceedingly rare.


METHODS
We report a 30-year-old man who presented 1 year after head injury with spontaneous right frontal intraparenchymal hematoma. Investigations revealed a MMA pseudoaneurysm, which was successfully treated surgically.


CONCLUSIONS
Traumatic MMA pseudoaneurysm producing intracerebral hematoma (ICH) is rare and can be listed as a cause of spontaneous acute ICH.
Singh
Manmohan
M
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India. mammohan1972@gmail.com
Ahmad
Faiz Uddin
FU
Mahapatra
Ashok K
AK
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures