Dissecting aneurysms of the posterior cerebral artery: angioarchitecture and a review of the literature

D Lazinski; R A Willinsky; K TerBrugge; W Montanera

doi:10.1007/s002340050031

Dissecting aneurysms of the posterior cerebral artery: angioarchitecture and a review of the literature

Neuroradiology. 2000 Feb;42(2):128-33. doi: 10.1007/s002340050031.

Authors

D Lazinski¹, R A Willinsky, K TerBrugge, W Montanera

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Western Division, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8 Canada.

PMID: 10663491
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050031

Abstract

Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the posterior cerebral artery are not as rare as previously reported. Affecting primarily a younger population, this condition can be recognized by angiographic patterns, the most common being a "pearl and string" morphology. We reviewed the literature and present a series of six cases, discussing management strategies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Angiography
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Dissection / drug therapy
Aortic Dissection / therapy
Brain Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Aneurysm / drug therapy
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Posterior Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Retrospective Studies
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin