[Gait impairment and dysphagia due to a giant basilar aneurysm in a nonagenarian].
We describe the case of a 90-year-old woman with a giant fusiform cerebral aneurysm of the basilar artery who developed progressive ataxia and dysphagia. The interest of this case lies in the type, size, localization and clinical manifestations of the aneurysm. We analyze the case and review the main features of this entity.
Martínez Velilla
Nicolás
N
Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. nicolas.martinez.velilla@cfnavarra.es
Idoate Saralegui
Fernando
F
Gómez Herrero
Helena
H
Alonso Renedo
Javier
J
Casas Herrero
Alvaro
A
Iráizoz Apezteguía
Itziar
I
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology