Presentation and treatment of carotid cavernous aneurysms Apresentação e tratamento dos aneurismas intracavernosos

We analyzed a group of patients with the diagnosis of internal carotid aneurysms in its intracavernous segment, with emphasis in prevalence, clinical features, treatments, evolution and neurological prognosis. Neurological signs and symptoms at initial presentation were registered and compared with...

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Main Authors: Lucas Perez de Vasconcellos, Juan Antônio Castro Flores, José Carlos Esteves Veiga, Mário Luiz Marques Conti, Pedro Shiozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200009
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Summary:We analyzed a group of patients with the diagnosis of internal carotid aneurysms in its intracavernous segment, with emphasis in prevalence, clinical features, treatments, evolution and neurological prognosis. Neurological signs and symptoms at initial presentation were registered and compared with final outcome. Patients were divided into two stratified groups, one with 19 patients which underwent interventionist treatment, and another with 21 patients who were conservatively treated. The present study demonstrated that intervention is significantly correlated with a better prognosis considering evolution of pain symptoms secondary to neurovascular compression (p=0,002). Regarding neurological deficits, an interventionist approach was also significantly correlated with better outcome in comparison with initial presentation (p=0,008). These results indicate that interventionist treatment determines improvement or resolution of pain symptoms in comparison with patients conservatively treated, as well as stabilization or partial improvement of neuro-ophthalmological deficits.<br>Analisamos um grupo de pacientes com diagnóstico de aneurismas da artéria carótida interna, em sua porção intracavernosa, estudando-se: prevalência, apresentação clínica, formas de tratamento, evolução e prognóstico neurológico. Os sintomas e sinais neurológicos da apresentação foram registrados e comparados ao término do acompanhamento, com um grupo de 21 aneurismas submetidos a tratamento conservador e outro com 19 a tratamento intervencionista. O estudo demonstrou que a intervenção está relacionada a um melhor prognóstico, quanto à evolução do quadro álgico secundário à compressão neurovascular (p=0,002). Em relação ao déficit neurológico, a abordagem intervencionista pôde ser associada com uma melhora do quadro inicial (p=0,008). Estes resultados indicam que o tratamento intervencionista proporcionou melhora ou resolução do sintoma dor em comparação ao grupo de pacientes com tratamento conservador, além de levar a uma estabilização ou melhora parcial dos déficits neuro-oftalmológicos.
ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227