"Rapid Formation, Acute Rupture" Course of Intracranial Aneurysm

J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Nov-Dec;33(8):e812-e814. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008708. Epub 2022 Jul 29.

Abstract

Intracranial aneurysm (IA) is a devastating cerebrovascular disease characterizing with a potential rupturing risk. In previous studies, the formation of IA was considered to be in a chronic manner, and the ruptured aneurysms might merely derived from the already formed unruptured IA. A 61-year-old male presented to the hospital complaining of a headache. The patient received neuroimage tests, including head computed tomography and digital substraction angiography, to examine the underlying cerebrovascular diseases. Interestingly, we found a newborn ruptured IA with 9-day intervals between 2 whole-cerebral digital subtraction angiography examinations. In summary, the case in our report provides a clue for the natural course that the IA is probably in a "rapid formation, acute rupture" manner.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / surgery
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed