title: Remission of essential hypertension following decompression of a giant aneurysm of the right vertebral artery.
abstract: We report a case with giant aneurysm of the right vertebral artery in which remission of essential hypertension occurred following surgical decompression. The patient presented with a history of progressive gait disturbance and essential hypertension over a period of 4 years and 10 years respectively. Computerised tomography scan demonstrated a giant thrombosed aneurysm in the right vertebral artery. The aneurysm was trapped and decompressed to reduce the neurological deficits. Post-operatively, the gait disturbance recovered with complete remission of the long standing essential hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okudera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kyoshima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita