Complete spontaneous thrombosis of a giant intracranial aneurysm

Neuroradiology. 1994 May;36(4):316-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00593270.

Abstract

In a 23-year-old woman CT demonstrated a patent giant intracranial aneurysm. MRI, CT and angiography one month later demonstrated complete spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm. The diagnosis was confirmed surgically and pathologically. This case demonstrates that a normal angiogram can be associated with a thrombosed giant aneurysm, and that this diagnosis should be considered in cases of angiographically-occult cerebral vascular malformations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology
  • Cerebral Arteries / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / pathology
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed