Rapid growth of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage. Issue 3 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koffie, Robert M.; Stapleton, Christopher J.; Torok, Collin M.; Yoo, Albert J.; Leslie-Mazwi, Thabele M.; Codd, Patrick J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 603
• Page End: 605
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.09.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="ab010"> <title id="st050">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="sp0020">Infectious intracranial aneurysms are rare vascular lesions that classically occur in patients with infective endocarditis. We present a 49-year-old man with altered mental status and headache with rapid growth and rupture of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage, and review issues related to open neurosurgical and endovascular interventions.</p> </sec> </abstract>