Abstract
Background: Intracranial arterial dissection usually leads to cerebral infarction or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). It is rare to see both complications in one clinical scenario. Methods: Case report and review of the literature. Results: A 48-year-old woman suffered a left middle cerebral infarct from a dissection of the left supraclinoid ICA. As she was recovering from the ischemic stroke 5 days later she suffered a SAH. The SAH was caused by rupture of a dissecting pseudoaneurysm, which only became evident on repeat catheter angiography. The dissecting pseudoaneurysm was treated with coil occlusion. Conclusion: Intracranial ICA dissections are typically associated with either ischemic or hemorrhagic presentation. We report an unusual case of a patient who suffered a SAH a few days after an ischemic stroke from the dissection. This case contradicts the long-held dogma that intracranial dissection can have either an ischemic or a hemorrhagic presentation, but not both.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 252-256 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Neurocritical care |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Dissecting pseudoaneurysm
- Internal carotid artery
- Intracranial dissection
- Ischemic stroke
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine