title: [Gait impairment and dysphagia due to a giant basilar aneurysm in a nonagenarian].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. nicolas.martinez.velilla@cfnavarra.es
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martínez Velilla
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Idoate Saralegui
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gómez Herrero
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alonso Renedo
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casas Herrero
authors.forename: Itziar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iráizoz Apezteguía
mesh_terms: 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