Open AccessRelationship between abducens nerve palsy and local hematoma in a case series of ruptured vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm
Author(s) -
Shunsaku Goto,
Tomotaka Ohshima,
Taiki Yamamoto,
Tsutomu Nishizawa,
Shinji Shimato,
Kazúo Kato
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_156_16
Subject(s) - medicine , abducens nerve , palsy , subarachnoid hemorrhage , aneurysm , vertebral artery , hematoma , radiology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Abducens nerve palsy associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has rarely been reported. Its frequency, mechanism of palsy, association with aneurysmal location, and clinical course are poorly described. The purpose of our study was to evaluate patients with abducens nerve palsy caused by SAH occurring from ruptured vertebral artery (VA) dissecting aneurysm and to find aneurysmal location using initial computed tomography (CT) and its association with clinically detected cranial nerve palsy.