Ruptured aneurysm of distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery located at caudal loop

• Published in: Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo Vol. 59; no. 2; p. 173
• Main Authors: Oshiro, Shinya, Kawahara, Takuma, Sakamoto, Seisaburo, Ohnishi, Hirokazu, Ohmura, Tadahiro, Tsugu, Hitoshi, Fukushima, Takeo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.02.2007
• Subjects: Aged; Aneurysm, Ruptured - etiology; Aneurysm, Ruptured - radiotherapy; Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery; Angiography, Digital Subtraction; Basilar Artery - abnormalities; Cerebellum - blood supply; Female; Humans; Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging; Intracranial Aneurysm - etiology; Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - etiology; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vertebral Artery - abnormalities

We report an unusual case of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured aneurysm originating at the caudal loop of posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). The patient was a 77-year-old female presented with a sudden onset of headache and vomiting. Initial CT scan demonstrated a SAH with thic...