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Traumatic Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Secondary to a Gunshot Wound
Author(s) -
Santos Gonçalo,
Lima Tiago,
Pereira Sara,
Machado Egídio
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2010.00570.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gunshot wound , middle cerebral artery , aneurysm , radiology , surgery , cardiology , ischemia
Traumatic intracranial aneurysms are rare lesions, accounting for less than 1% of all intracranial aneurysms. Formation of these lesions after a penetrating missile wound is very unusual, and diagnosis can be difficult due to the presence of associated lesions. In this article, we report a case of a woman who developed a middle cerebral artery aneurysm after a gunshot wound, and discuss potential pitfalls found during diagnostic work‐up.