Fenestration of the oculomotor nerve by a duplicated posterior cerebral artery and aneurysm. Case report.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19284238.
- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2009.2.JNS081688.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The authors report a case of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm arising from an aberrant arterial branch that was found to be splitting the oculomotor nerve. This 63-year-old man presented with headaches, and CT imaging revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage primarily within the basilar cisterns. Formal angiography and CT angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm arising from the posterior cerebral artery. Intraoperatively, the third cranial nerve was found to be fenestrated with the artery and aneurysm.
Medical subject headings
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Oculomotor Nerve Diseases
- Posterior Cerebral Artery