LARGE ANEURYSM IN THE ANTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA: SUCCESSFUL REMOVAL WITH RECOVERY
Authors: L ODESSKY, D E FADER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 May 1953LARGE ANEURYSM IN THE ANTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA: SUCCESSFUL REMOVAL WITH RECOVERYLOUIS ODESSKY, M.D., DAVID E. FADER, M.D., F.A.C.P.LOUIS ODESSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID E. FADER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-1048 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn aneurysm, apparently self-cured, situated in the left anterior cranial fossa and attached by a long narrow arterial stalk to the left internal carotid artery, was shelled out at operation, the patient making an uneventful recovery. This aneurysm simulated a tumor in that it was found far removed from the customary locations of intracranial aneurysms, caused only psychotic symptoms, and was larger than most aneurysms.CASE REPORTA 34 year old white man was admitted to the hospital in a semicomatose condition on October 20, 1949. During the previous evening he had experienced his first convulsion (Jacksonian in type), which...Bibliography1. Beadles CF: Aneurisms of the larger cerebral arteries, Brain 30: 285-336, 1907. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Booth JA: An aneurysm of the left anterior cerebral artery with rupture, simulating a brain tumor, J. Nerv. and Ment. Dis. 36: 528-533, 1909. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Dandy WE: Intracranial arterial aneurysms, Ithaca, New York, Comstock Publishing Co., Inc., Cornell University, 1944, p. 16. Google Scholar4. See reference 3, Table B, Case XIX, and p. 9. Google Scholar5. DykeMcKinneyAcreeSoltz CGJMTSE: The syndrome of the unruptured aneurysm of the intracranial portion of the internal carotid artery, Bull. Neurol. Inst. New York 5: 247-277, 1936. Google Scholar6. HermannObradorDott KSNM: Intracranial aneurysms and allied clinical syndromes: cerebral arteriography in their management, Lisboa méd. 14: 782-814, 1937. Google Scholar7. Hutchinson J: Aneurism of the internal carotid within the skull diagnosed eleven years before the patient's death. Spontaneous cure, Tr. Clin. Soc. London 8: 127-131, 1875. Google Scholar8. Jefferson G: Compression of the chiasma, optic nerves, and optic tracts by intracranial aneurysms, Brain 60: 444-497, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Jefferson G: On the saccular aneurysms of the internal carotid artery in the cavernous sinus, Brit. J. Surg. 26: 267-302, 1938-1939. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Lyall A: Large aneurysm of the circle of Willis with spontaneous cure by thrombosis, Brit. M. J. 2: 282, 1936. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. SosmanVogt MCEC: Aneurysms of the internal carotid artery and the circle of Willis, from a roentgenological viewpoint, Am. J. Roentgenol. 15: 122-134, 1926. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication October 31, 1952.From the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Augusta Veterans Administration Hospital, Augusta, Georgia.Sponsored by the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are a result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous cure of intracranial aneurysmChanging Size of an AneurysmAnatomie und Klinik der Gefäßmißbildungen des Gehirns und seiner HäuteDie Behandlung der sackförmigen intrakraniellen AneurysmenSpontanheilung eines intrakraniellen Aneurysmas angiographisch nachgewiesen 1 May 1953Volume 38, Issue 5Page: 1048-1053KeywordsAneurysmsCarotid arteriesEpileptic seizuresHospital medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...