Evolution of a dolichoectatic aneurysm into a giant serpentine aneurysm during long-term follow up: Case illustration

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 346-

  Vishteh, A Giancarlo ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Dolichoectatic aneurysm; Evolution; Serpentine aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0344286532     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.2.0346     Document Type: Article

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