Pseudoaneurysm of the anterior spinal artery in a patient with Moyamoya: an unusual cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Aug;27(7):1576-8.

Abstract

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a recognized presentation of Moyamoya disease in adults. Because there are extensive collateral networks and potential complications that develop, a thorough investigation of the intracranial and extracranial circulation is necessary to exclude a treatable cause when these patients present with SAH. We present a case of SAH due to a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the anterior spinal artery arising from the supreme intercostal artery, which was the sole source of blood supply to the intracranial circulation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / complications*
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Moyamoya Disease / complications*
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed