Spontaneous Occipital Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jeung Ha PARK
1
;
Chng Seong CHO
;
Kwan Young SONG
;
Chong Hyun KIM
;
Yun Kyung HAHN
;
Young II HA
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kangnam General Hospital, Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Occipital artery aneurysm;
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhge
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Arteries*;
Brain;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Female;
Humans;
Paresis;
Parietal Lobe
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(5):1069-1072
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors presented an unusual case of an occipital artery aneurysm which developed spontaneously. The patient was a 41-year-old woman who suffered from the sudden onset of right hemiparesis and slurred speech. Computerized tomography scans of the brain demonstrated an intracerebral hemorrhage in the left parietal lobe. The carotid angiography revealed an incidental saccular aneurysm in the left occipital artery. The aneurysm was not treated because the patient's relatives refused operation and there were no subjective complaints by the patient. Certain particularities of this lesion are discussed in the context of the literature.
