Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm

Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm

Giant aneurysms of the anterior intracranial circulation are rare, slowly progressive vascular abnormalities, often presenting with neuro-ophthalmological symptoms before they rupture. This is a case of a 55-year-old woman with a double aneurysm of the anterior intracranial circulation, part of whic...

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Main Authors: Chryssa Terzidou, Georgios Dalianis, Fani Zacharaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/643965
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spelling doaj-1d47947946d84302b0034a8b6820a25f2020-11-24T23:43:25ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/643965643965Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial AneurysmChryssa Terzidou0Georgios Dalianis1Fani Zacharaki2Department of Ophthalmology, Patission General Hospital, 15-17 Halkidos Street, 11143 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Ophthalmology, Patission General Hospital, 15-17 Halkidos Street, 11143 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo, 41110, Larissa, GreeceGiant aneurysms of the anterior intracranial circulation are rare, slowly progressive vascular abnormalities, often presenting with neuro-ophthalmological symptoms before they rupture. This is a case of a 55-year-old woman with a double aneurysm of the anterior intracranial circulation, part of which was giant, diagnosed exclusively on the basis of ocular manifestations. We also describe successful management of the case throughout a long follow-up period.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/643965
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Georgios Dalianis
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Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
Case Reports in Medicine
author_facet Chryssa Terzidou
Georgios Dalianis
Fani Zacharaki
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title Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
title_short Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
title_full Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
title_fullStr Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
title_full_unstemmed Ocular Symptomatology, Management, and Clinical Outcome of a Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
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1687-9635
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description Giant aneurysms of the anterior intracranial circulation are rare, slowly progressive vascular abnormalities, often presenting with neuro-ophthalmological symptoms before they rupture. This is a case of a 55-year-old woman with a double aneurysm of the anterior intracranial circulation, part of which was giant, diagnosed exclusively on the basis of ocular manifestations. We also describe successful management of the case throughout a long follow-up period.
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