ANEURYSM OF THE INTERNAL AUDITORY ARTERY - OUR EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The aneurysms of the internal auditory artery (IAA) situated distal fr om anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA)-IAA junction, are extrem ely rare lesions. A case of distal aneurysm of IAA is presented causin g subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and complete ipsilateral deafness. Af ter the neurosurgical treatment the hearing of the patient definitely improved. The literature of distal aneurysms of AICA is reviewed focus ing on the clinical features of these malformations, causing cerebello -pontine angle (CPA) symptoms with or without SAH.