Rare anomalies of craniocervical vessels accompanied by subarachnoid hemorrhage

Seven patients presenting rare vascular anomalies of the craniocerebral vessels are reported, six of whom suffered from subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Angiography demonstrated typically located saccular aneurysms as the cause of bleeding in three of these cases. An increased coincidence of rare vas...

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Published inRöFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebende Verfahren Vol. 145; no. 3; p. 331
Main Authors Guhl, L, Thron, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.09.1986
Subjects
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Arteries - abnormalities
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - etiology
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - etiology
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Summary:Seven patients presenting rare vascular anomalies of the craniocerebral vessels are reported, six of whom suffered from subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Angiography demonstrated typically located saccular aneurysms as the cause of bleeding in three of these cases. An increased coincidence of rare vascular anomalies and aneurysms is known from the literature. Our findings suggest that in cases of SAH and rare cerebrovascular anomalies additional aneurysms can be demonstrated almost as often as in unselected cases of SAH (70%). Despite controversial aspects regarding the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysms, abnormalities of the vessel walls of genetic or embryologic origin seem to be the most likely reason for this high coincidence.
ISSN:1438-9029