Basilar Aneurysm -
Case 3
A 45 year-old woman developed headaches
followed by a right hemiparesis and a right fourth nerve palsy.
Cerebral angiogram; left vertebral artery injection. (Left) AP view;
(Right) lateral view. Note the large fusiform basilar aneurysm. Although aneurysms typically come to clinical
attention by bleeding, rarely they will enlarge and result in a mass
lesion..
Revised05/01/06.
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