Sasaki O, Koike T, Tanaka R, Ogawa H
Department of Neurosurgery, Kuwana Hospital, Niigata City, Japan.
J Neurosurg. 1991 Mar;74(3):504-7. doi: 10.3171/jns.1991.74.3.0504.
A case of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from a dissecting aneurysm of the inferior limb of the middle cerebral artery is reported. The patient's clinical status and the initial and follow-up angiographic appearance of the aneurysm are presented. Diagnosis and treatment are briefly discussed. It is suggested that, if angiography demonstrates luminal narrowing or vascular occlusion in a patient with unexplained SAH, a dissecting aneurysm of the carotid system should be considered as a cause of the hemorrhage.
