| Literature DB >> 24111706 |
Geraint Sunderland1, Faizul Hassan, Priya Bhatnagar, Patrick Mitchell, Vijayam Jayakrishnan, David Forster, Alexander David Mendelow.
Abstract
Gamma knife surgery (GKS) is a well-established modality for controlling the progression of vestibular schwannomas. Adverse effects of this treatment are extremely rare but include cyst formation and malignant transformation. We report a case of anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) pseudoaneurysm development rupture presenting as a poor WFNS grade subarachnoid haemorrhage. This is only the fourth case of aneurysm development (AICA aneurysm) following GKS reported but due to its serious nature we believe this potential complication warrants awareness in those offering this treatment.Entities:
Keywords: AICA aneurysm; acoustic neuroma; gamma knife surgery; pseudoaneurysm; stereotactic radiosurgery; subarachnoid haemorrhage; vestibular neurilemmoma; vestibular schwannoma
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24111706 DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.847168
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Neurosurg ISSN: 0268-8697 Impact factor: 1.596