[Gait impairment and dysphagia due to a giant basilar aneurysm in a nonagenarian]

Nicolás Martínez Velilla; Fernando Idoate Saralegui; Helena Gómez Herrero; Javier Alonso Renedo; Alvaro Casas Herrero; Itziar Iráizoz Apezteguía

doi:10.1016/j.regg.2008.12.002

[Gait impairment and dysphagia due to a giant basilar aneurysm in a nonagenarian]

Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2009 May-Jun;44(3):159-61. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2008.12.002. Epub 2009 Apr 28.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

Nicolás Martínez Velilla¹, Fernando Idoate Saralegui, Helena Gómez Herrero, Javier Alonso Renedo, Alvaro Casas Herrero, Itziar Iráizoz Apezteguía

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. nicolas.martinez.velilla@cfnavarra.es

PMID: 19403198
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2008.12.002

Abstract

We describe the case of a 90-year-old woman with a giant fusiform cerebral aneurysm of the basilar artery who developed progressive ataxia and dysphagia. The interest of this case lies in the type, size, localization and clinical manifestations of the aneurysm. We analyze the case and review the main features of this entity.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
Female
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology*
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology