Spontaneous dissection of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery

Authors
Hancock, JH Millar, JS
Citation
Jh. Hancock et Js. Millar, Spontaneous dissection of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery, NEURORADIOL, 42(7), 2000, pp. 535-538
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00283940 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
535 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(200007)42:7<535:SDOTAI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A patient presented with the clinical features of a brain stem infarct, MRI confirmed changes of infarction but also revealed an unusual lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle cistern. The evolution of this lesion on MRI, together with angiographic changes, indicated a dissecting aneurysm of the left anterior inferior cerebellar artery, a previously unreported phenomeno n. The presentation, causes and diagnosis of intracranial dissection are di scussed.