Post-traumatic Anterior Cerebral Artery Rupture after a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Quentin Mathais; Pierre Esnault; Christophe Joubert; Caroline Dragone; Eric Meaudre

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23114

Post-traumatic Anterior Cerebral Artery Rupture after a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Jan;23(1):54-55. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23114.

Authors

Quentin Mathais¹, Pierre Esnault¹, Christophe Joubert², Caroline Dragone¹, Eric Meaudre³

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care Unit, Sainte Anne Military Hospital, Toulon, France.
² Departement of Neurosurgery, Sainte Anne Military Hospital, Toulon, France.
³ Intensive Care Unit, Sainte Anne Military Hospital, Toulon, France and French Military Health Service Academy Unit, Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France.

Abstract

Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) have been increasingly recognized in the past decade due to the initiation of different screening protocols. We present the case of an anterior cerebral artery rupture with free contrast extravasation following a severe traumatic brain injury. Epidemiology, modalities of screening and treatment of BCVI are discussed. This report reminds that the screening of BCVI may be essential after a severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

How to cite this article: Mathais Q, Esnault P, Joubert C, Dragone C, Meaudre E. Post-traumatic Anterior Cerebral Artery Rupture after a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2019;23(1):54-55.

Keywords: Anterior cerebral artery; BCVI: Blunt cerebrovascular injury; Blunt cerebrovascular injury; TBI: Traumatic brain injury; Traumatic brain injury.

Publication types

Case Reports