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. 2001 Sep 30;7(3):263-7.
doi: 10.1177/159101990100700314. Epub 2001 Oct 15.

Complete thrombosis of a giant distal middle cerebral artery aneurysm

R Lenthall  1 , G Rodesch
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Complete thrombosis of a giant distal middle cerebral artery aneurysm

R Lenthall et al. Interv Neuroradiol. .

Abstract

Complete thrombosis of a giant cerebral aneurysm is rarely reported and peripheral giant middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms are similarly rare. We present a case of complete spontaneous thrombosis of a giant sylvian artery aneurysm that had previously been wrapped at surgery.

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Figure 1
A) Left internal carotid view demonstrating the distal location of the left MCA aneurysm. B) Capillary phase showing sylvian branches arising distally from the aneurysm.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal T1-weighted image showing the thrombosed sylvian MCA aneurysm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Axial FLAIR image showing ischaemic lesions in the left hemisphere.
Figure 4
Figure 4
3-D reconstruction demonstrating occlusion of the M2 segment (*) and aneurysm.
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