RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Possible Electrical Stimulation on Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla That Causes Significant Hypertensive and Tachycardic Changes during Endovascular Treatment of a PICA Aneurysm Abutting the Left Medullary Sulcus
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 522
OP 524
VO 26
IS 3
A1 Harun Ozer
A1 Omer Uzma
A1 Sait Albayram
A1 Hakan Selcuk
A1 Civan Isilak
A1 Naci Kocer
YR 2005
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/3/522.abstract
AB Summary: We report the case of a 43-year-old man who underwent endovascular treatment for posterior inferior cerebellar aneurysm. Significant hemodynamic changes were observed as electric stimulation was applied during coil detachment for a PICA aneurysm. We postulate that changes in heart rate and blood pressure during coil detachment were due to the electric stimulation of the tonic vasomotor center located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla, which was very close to the PICA aneurysm.