[A case of ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm with acute subdural hematoma after clipping of the aneurysm nine years previously]

Abstract

It is known well that acute subdural hematoma develops most frequently after head injury, and secondly from pathological lesions such as intracranial ruptured aneurysm or AVM. A case of ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm which was clipped nine years before resulting in acute subdural hematoma is reported. At 6 pm on July 21, 1988, a 53-year-old woman with severe headache starting at 4:20 pm was transferred to our hospital. She suffered from herniated signs; Conscious disturbance; anisocoria; positive OCR; decerebrate posture. An emergency CT showed right acute subdural hematoma with severe midline shift. Following a decompressing craniotomy at 9 pm, the subdural clot was evacuated. It measured 90g in volume and the underlying cortex was normal. There was no evidence of SAH. Right carotid angiography three weeks after the first operation showed a middle cerebral artery aneurysm at the site of a clip which had been applied nine years ago. A second operation was performed on August 30, 1988. Via the right pterional route, the middle cerebral artery aneurysm was clipped successfully with a Sugita's clip replacing the first clip. We concluded that the regrowth and rebleeding of the middle cerebral artery aneurysm which had been clipped nine years before was most probable. She was discharged with slightly decreased consciousness and right motor weakness, on November 13, 1988.