Aneurisma gigante da artéria cerebral média

Facure, J. Jorge; Facure, Nubor O.; Castro, Luiz F.; Cruz, Joaquim N.

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X1974000100006

Resumos

Relato de um caso de aneurisma gigante da artéria cerebral média esquerda operado com sucesso. O aneurisma que apresentava medidas de 35 x 27 x 23 mm determinou manifestações clínicas de hipertensão intracraniana. A sua exerese total resultou em pronto desaparecimento dos sintomas.

A case of giant aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery, in a 28-year-old right-handed woman, successfuly operated is reported. The aneurysm measur- ing 35 x 27 x 23 mm showed clinical manifestations as a space-occupying lesion. The patient recovered completely after the total excision of the aneurysm.

Aneurisma gigante da artéria cerebral média

Giant aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery: a case report

J. Jorge Facure^I; Nubor O. Facure^II; Luiz F. Castro^III; Joaquim N. Cruz^III

^IDepartamento de Neurologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP: Neurocirurgião

^IIDepartamento de Neurologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP: Coordenador do Departamento

^IIIDepartamento de Neurologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP: Médicos residentes

RESUMO

Relato de um caso de aneurisma gigante da artéria cerebral média esquerda operado com sucesso. O aneurisma que apresentava medidas de 35 x 27 x 23 mm determinou manifestações clínicas de hipertensão intracraniana. A sua exerese total resultou em pronto desaparecimento dos sintomas.

SUMMARY

A case of giant aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery, in a 28-year-old right-handed woman, successfuly operated is reported. The aneurysm measur- ing 35 x 27 x 23 mm showed clinical manifestations as a space-occupying lesion. The patient recovered completely after the total excision of the aneurysm.

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2. CUATICO, W.; COOK, A. W.; TYSHCHENKO, V. & KHATIB, R. Massive enlargement of intracranial aneurysms following carotid ligation. Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 17:609, 1967.
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16 Abr 2013
Data do Fascículo
Mar 1974

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[1] 1. ADAMS, R. D. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 22-1963. New Engl. J. Med. 268:724, 1963.

[2] 2. CUATICO, W.; COOK, A. W.; TYSHCHENKO, V. & KHATIB, R. Massive enlargement of intracranial aneurysms following carotid ligation. Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 17:609, 1967.

[3] 3. HAREL, D.; LAVY, S. & SCHWARTZ, A. Aneurysm of basilar artery simulating a cerebellopontine angle tumor. Confin. neurol. 29:360, 1967.

[4] 4. JANE, J. A. A large aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in a 1-year-old child. J. Neurosurg. 18:245, 1961.

[5] 5. MORLEY, T. P. & BARR, H. W. K. Giant intracranial aneurysms: diagnosis, course and management. Clin. Neurosurg. 16:73, 1968.

[6] 6. SADIK, A. R.; BUDZILOVICH, G. N. & SHULMAN, K. Giant aneurysm of middle cerebral artery. J. Neurosurg. 22:177, 1965.

[7] 7. SCOTT, R. M. & BALLANTINE Jr., H. T. Spontaneous thrombosis in a giant middle cerebral artery aneurysm. J. Neurosurg. 37:361, 1972.

[8] 8. STEHBENS, W. E. Intracranial arterial aneurysms. In Stehbens, W. E. Pathology of the Cerebral Blood Vessels. C. V. Mosby Co., Saint Louis, 1972, pp. 351-470.

[9] 9. TERAO, H. & MURAOKA, I. Giant aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery containing an important blood channel. J. Neurosurg. 37:352, 1972.