title: Lethal rupture of post-traumatic aneurysm of the vertebral artery case report.
abstract: Traumatic aneurysms or dissections of the vertebral artery have been reported in patients who have suffered minor craniofacial injuries in traffic accidents. A case is reported of ruptured traumatic vertebral artery aneurysm due to closed head injury without without penetrating injuries or skull fractures. The macroscopic and histological findings relevant to the vertebral wall were compatible with post-traumatic aneurysm; the rupture of the wall was assumed to be caused by sepsis and local infiltration of inflammatory cells.
authors.affiliation: University of Palermo, Department of Legal Medicine, Via del Vespro 127, 90129 Palermo, Italy. dr.valentinatriolo@hotmail.it
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Triolo
authors.forename: Antonina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Argo
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zerbo
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bono
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonifacio
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pugnetti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Procaccianti
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology*