Giant berry aneurysms in a forensic setting: a series of 14 cases.
This is a series reviewing 14 cases of giant saccular aneurysms diagnosed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City collected over an 11-year period. Data collected on all 14 cases included neuropathological findings, comorbidities, and toxicological findings. Of these 14 cases, 8 were in women, and the ages ranged from 3 to 79 years, with a mean and a median of 50 years. Women were overrepresented in the sixth through eighth decades. Of the 14 cases described, 11 presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage; 3, no hemorrhage; 2, subdural hemorrhage; 8, intraventricular hemorrhage; 2, intracerebral hemorrhage; and 8, more than 1 hemorrhage type. Location of the aneurysms varied with 6 in the left side of the brain, 6 present in the right side of the brain, and 2 at the midline. We described the clinical, pathological, and toxicological findings associated with these giant aneurysms.
Department of Pathology, Cornwall Community Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.
Neil L
NL
Davis
Patrick M
PM
Horan
Tarin
T
Romich
Jennifer L
JL
Roman
J Matthew
JM
Lacy
Charles A
CA
Catanese
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003042:Cocaine / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000032:analysis; D010343:Patient Admission; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult
D009294:Narcotics; D003042:Cocaine