title: Aneurysm of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery variant: two case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Aneurysms arising from anterior inferior cerebellar artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA-PICA) variant are exceedingly rare. We report two cases of distal AICA-PICA variant aneurysms and discuss their surgical management with emphasis on the higher risk for perforator artery injury. The etiopathogenesis of these rare aneurysms at non-branching sites remains elusive.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. drgopal@sctimst.ac.in
authors: C V
authors: CV
authors: Gopalakrishnan
authors: Girish
authors: G
authors: Menon
authors: Suresh
authors: S
authors: Nair
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery