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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Ruptured Spinal Artery Aneurysm: A Diagnostic Challenge
- Source :
- Case Rep Neurol, Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 169-175 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- S. Karger AG, 2020.
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Abstract
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a solitary spinal aneurysm is extremely rare. Early diagnosis of spinal SAH is challenging, particularly when the spinal cord has not been compressed. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with sudden onset of abdominal pain, followed by severe headache, vomiting, and generalized seizure. Three days after admission to the hospital, he developed progressive paraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed spinal SAH with hematoma resulting in cord compression at the level of T9. Diagnostic spinal angiography identified a ruptured aneurysm of a radiculomedullary artery. In conclusion, rupture of a spinal aneurysm should be considered a possible cause of SAH in appropriate clinical settings, and clinicians must be aware of the possibility of cord compression.
- Subjects :
- Abdominal pain
medicine.medical_specialty
Cord
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
medicine.diagnostic_test
spinal aneurysm
business.industry
Magnetic resonance imaging
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
medicine.disease
Spinal cord
Spinal Artery
lcsh:RC346-429
nervous system diseases
Aneurysm
medicine.anatomical_structure
Hematoma
medicine
radiculomedullary artery
Neurology (clinical)
Radiology
cardiovascular diseases
medicine.symptom
business
lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Rep Neurol, Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 169-175 (2020)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9cb5e00ae7e066e1cca57e24c5bd7905