[Posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery].
We present the case of a traumatic posterior cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm of a 29-year-old man due to a penetrating stab wound to the brain. The patient was brought to the emergency room in coma. The neurological examination revealed a Glasgow Coma Scale Score of 8 and left hemiplegy. The initial CT scan showed right temporal lobe haemorrhage with penetration in the lateral ventricle and subarachnoid haemorrhage. The cerebral angiography performed after three weeks, revealed a high PCA pseudoaneurysm. After surgery, a pseudoaneurysm was demonstrated in the histological study.
Bernardo Fernández
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Servicio de Radiología, Hospital da Costa, Burela, Lugo, España. hugober@teleline.es
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D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab