Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic radiculomedullary artery with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2004 Mar;100(3 Suppl Spine):312-5. doi: 10.3171/spi.2004.100.3.0312.

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of a patient with a left-sided T-5 radiculomedullary artery pseudoaneurysm who presented with spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The patient, a 71-year-old woman, was hospitalized for progressive paraplegia and sensory loss with bladder and rectal dysfunction. Computerized tomography scanning revealed an SAH at the posterior fossa. Spinal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated SAH and an inhomogeneous and slightly low signal intensity mass at T4-5. Spinal angiography revealed a tiny masslike staining without arteriovenous shunting. The resected specimen, which caused the spinal SAH, was diagnosed as a pseudoaneurysm based on operative and pathological findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / complications*
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / pathology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Angiography
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medulla Oblongata / blood supply*
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / blood supply*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Thoracic Arteries* / pathology
  • Thoracic Arteries* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed