Ruptured aneurysm at the choroidal branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: A case report, review of the literature and proposed pathogenesis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-253

  Mclaughlin, N ^a   Bojanowski, M W ^a,b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Choroidal artery; Hypertension; Intraventricular haemorrhage; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32344439153     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500208460     Document Type: Article

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