The Challenge of Managing Fusiform Basilar Artery Aneurysms: From Acute Ischemic Stroke to a Massive Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
We present the case of a patient with acute brain stem ischemic stroke who was found to have a fusiform basilar aneurysm with a thrombus within the dilated vessel. Three days after the ischemic stroke, the patient had a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage and died. This case illustrates the difficulties...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-02-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324825 |