Recurrent transient ischemic attacks secondary to an embolizing saccular middle cerebral artery aneurysm

1979 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Hoffman ◽  
Charles B. Wilson ◽  
Jeannette J. Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attacks ◽  
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Right ◽  
Organized Thrombus ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm

✓ Over a 1-year period, a 60-year-old woman had nine episodes of transient weakness, clumsiness, and hypesthesia of the right upper extremity. Angiography revealed normal extracranial vessels and a left middle cerebral artery aneurysm. The aneurysmal sac, removed at operation, had an organized thrombus, which was believed to be the cause of the transient ischemic attacks. Postoperatively, the patient has remained free of neurological symptoms.

scholarly journals A Rare Case ofStreptococcus alactolyticusInfective Endocarditis Complicated by Septic Emboli and Mycotic Left Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Almeida ◽  
Jaclyn Railsback ◽  
James Benjamin Gleason
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Ventricular Outflow Tract ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Microsurgical Clipping ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle

To date,S. alactolyticusendocarditis complicated by middle cerebral artery aneurysm has not been reported. We describe the case of a 65-year-old female with a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction presenting with confusion and a apical holosystolic murmur. Angiography of the brain identified new bilobed left middle cerebral artery aneurysm. Serial blood cultures grewS. alactolyticus, and aortic and mitral valve vegetation were discovered on transesophageal echocardiography. The patient was treated with antimicrobial therapy, mitral and aortic valve replacements, and microsurgical clipping of cerebral aneurysm. This case serves to highlight the pathogenicity of a sparsely described bacterium belonging to the heterogenousS. boviscomplex.

scholarly journals Granuloma formation and arterial thrombosis following cotton wrapping of an intracranial aneurysm a case report

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Varella Gianetti ◽  
Francisco Otaviano Lima Perpetuo
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Arterial Thrombosis ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Expansive Lesion ◽  
Tomography Scan ◽  
Left Middle

The authors report the case of a patient whose left middle cerebral artery aneurysm was wrapped with cotton. Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, probably secondary to a foreign-body inflammatory reaction, developed late in the postoperative course. A computerized tomography scan revealed cerebral infarct, and an enhancing expansive lesion at the site of the aneurysm suggesting the formation of a granuloma. These findings are discussed and the literature is reviewed.

Surgical clipping of a large left middle cerebral artery aneurysm

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (videosuppl1) ◽  
pp. Video13
Author(s):  
M. Yashar S. Kalani ◽  
Peter Nakaji ◽  
Joseph M. Zabramski ◽  
Robert F. Spetzler
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Surgical Clipping ◽  
Microsurgical Clipping ◽  
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle

Middle cerebral artery aneurysms, especially those with complex morphology, are considered excellent aneurysms for surgical clipping, given the challenges that exist with current endovascular techniques. We present a case of a large, complex, left middle cerebral artery aneurysm treated with microsurgical clipping. This video highlights critical steps in obtaining proximal and distal control as well as subarachnoid dissection necessary to prepare the aneurysm for final clipping.The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/RlKH2Km9z5Y.

Giant serpentine middle cerebral artery aneurysm treated by extracranial-intracranial bypass

1993 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 974-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl A. Greene ◽  
John A. Anson ◽  
Robert F. Spetzler
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Superficial Temporal Artery ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Temporal Artery ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Serpentine Aneurysm ◽  
Aneurysmal Neck ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm

✓ Giant intracranial aneurysms often pose difficult management issues. Such aneurysms may not be amenable to direct surgical attack because of their size, location, or lack of a clear aneurysmal neck. In such cases, a combination of strategies may provide a means of proximal aneurysm occlusion and distal cerebral revascularization. The authors report the successful treatment of a giant (186.8-ml) serpentine aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) in a 14-year-old boy. The aneurysm was managed in a two-stage procedure in which the MCA branches distal to the aneurysm were anastomosed first with branches of the left superficial temporal artery. After the bypass procedure, direct occlusion of the MCA was performed at the proximal base of the aneurysm at its site of dilatation. The patient had no intraoperative or postoperative complications and was intact neurologically 6 months following the procedures.

Spontaneous thrombosis in agiant middle cerebral artery aneurysm

1972 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Michael Scott ◽  
H. Thomas Ballantine
Keyword(s):  
Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Artery ◽  
Cerebral Aneurysms ◽  
Artery Aneurysm ◽  
Giant Aneurysm ◽  
Left Middle Cerebral Artery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complete Thrombosis ◽  
Cerebral Artery Aneurysm

✓ Five-year follow-up angiography in a woman with an untreated giant aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery revealed complete thrombosis of the aneurysm. Her case suggests that certain asymptomatic giant cerebral aneurysms may be treated without surgery.

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