title: Rapid growth of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage.
abstract: Infectious intracranial aneurysms are rare vascular lesions that classically occur in patients with infective endocarditis. We present a 49-year-old man with altered mental status and headache with rapid growth and rupture of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage, and review issues related to open neurosurgical and endovascular interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 502, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Koffie
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 502, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: cstapleton@partners.org.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Collin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Torok
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Thabele M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Leslie-Mazwi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, White 502, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Codd
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Endovascular neurosurgery; Infectious intracranial aneurysm; Mycotic aneurysm; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vascular neurosurgery