Rapid thrombosis of middle cerebral artery aneurysm after subarachnoid haemmorhage. (9th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mathur, Tarun; Srivastava, Trilochan; Mittal, R S; Tejwani, Shankar; Raghavendra, B S; Jain, Rahul
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2013
• Publication Date: 2013-04-09
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006767
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : Spontaneous thrombosis of intracranial aneurysm is a rare event but is frequent after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and in fusiform or giant saccular aneurysms. We report a case of a 20-year-old man presenting with SAH due to rupture of a giant aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery. Initial CT angiography (CTA) revealed partially thrombosed MCA aneurysm but digital subtraction angiography performed 3 days later revealed complete occlusion of the aneurysm. Rapid thrombosis of aneurysm within 3 days has not been reported in literature so far.