De novo aneurysm on the posterior cerebral artery: a case report and literature review

J Med Assoc Thai. 2012 Dec;95(12):1613-8.

Abstract

De novo aneurysm formation is a rare entity of cerebral aneurysms. The authors describe a 19-year-old man presenting with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage of unknown etiology. The initial cerebral angiography revealed no identifiable vascular lesion. A few weeks following a surgical evacuation of the hematoma, a tiny saccular aneurysm was incidentally found on the distal posterior cerebral artery (PCA) remote from the site of the primary ictus. Several rationales indicated that it was compatible with a cerebral aneurysm of infective etiology. The aneurysm was successfully treated by antibiotic therapy alone. To the authors' knowledge, de novo aneurysm on the PCA has rarely been reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Cloxacillin / therapeutic use
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiography
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cefotaxime
  • Cloxacillin