subarachnoid hemorrhage fundus

The waffle-cone technique is a modified stent application technique, which involves protrusion of the distal portion of a stent into an aneurysm fundus to provide neck support for subsequent coiling. The authors report two cases of wide necked basilar bifurcation aneurysms, which were not amenable to stent assisted coiling, that were treated using the waffle-cone technique with a Solitaire AB stent. A 58-year-old woman presented with severe headache. Brain CT showed subarachnoid hemorrhage and angiography demonstrated a ruptured giant basilar bifurcation aneurysm with broad neck, which was treated with a Solitaire AB stent and coils using the waffle-cone technique...

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between the extent of subarachnoid hemorrhage and intraocular hemorrhages in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: A total, of 63 patients (25 men and 38 women, mean age 58 years). The subarachnoid hemorrhage quantity was graded according to the Fisher scale and compared with hemorrhages in the ocular fundus. RESULTS: Either vitreous or preretinal hemorrhages in either one or both eyes (vitreous hemorrhages) were present in 16 patients (25%)...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and relative factors of Terson syndrome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS: A prospective case series study was conducted in 202 eyes of 101 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage from November 2009 to May 2010. Fundus examination and color fundus photograph under mydriasis were carried out on every patient diagnosed as Terson syndrome with initial direct ophthalmoscopy after their general state was stable...

OBJECTIVES: Determine the prevalence, clinical signs and symptoms, and demographic and family characteristics of children attending a tertiary care hospital in Mexico City, Mexico, to illustrate the characteristics of abusive head trauma among this population. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of infants and children under 5, who suffered head trauma and were admitted to the National Pediatrics Institute in Mexico City, a tertiary care referral center...

Remote supratentorial hematoma soon after posterior fossa surgery for the removal of a space-occupying lesion is a rare but dramatic and dreaded complication, carrying significant morbidity and mortality. A 47-year-old woman presented with headache of 1-year duration that worsened over last 2 months, progressive ataxia of 2 months' duration, blurring and diminution of vision of 2 months' duration and forgetfulness of 2 months' duration. Fundus showed bilateral papille dema, and visual acuity was 6/9 in both eyes...

BACKGROUND: Technical advancements have significantly improved surgical and endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. In this paper, we review the literature with regard to treatment of one of the most common intra-cranial aneurysms encountered by neurosurgeons and interventional radiologists. CONCLUSIONS: Anterior clinoidectomy, temporary clipping, adenosine-induced cardiac arrest, and intraoperative angiography are useful adjuncts during surgical clipping of these aneurysms...

OBJECT: Our experience in Calgary was reviewed to determine the safety and clinical effectiveness of coiling in patients with high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS: Patients with Hunt-Hess grades IV and V aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who underwent endovascular coiling between January 1999 and April 2009 at Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada were reviewed. The primary outcome measure was the Modified Rankin Score after at least six months...

PURPOSE: To evaluate frequency and type of early changes in the visual system connected with brain's aneurysm rupture. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 45 patient, 34 women and 11 men, with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) after brain's aneurysm rupture were enclosed in this study. To identify aneurysm, cerebral angiography as well as CT or MR angiography were applied. Conventional ophthalmologic examination and Doppler sonography of the retrobulbar vessels were performed in all patients before and two or three days after neurosurgical procedure...

Clinical and imaging findings of a series of 14 internal carotid artery bifurcation aneurysms microsurgically treated are presented. A total of 10 lesions were diagnosed before rupture and 4 patients presented with subarachnoidal hemorrhage and frontobasal intracerebral bleeding. Diagnosis was done using neuroimaging (CT scan, angio-CT-3D, angio-MRI, angiography) but patients with ruptured aneurysms were treated with the sole information provided by the angio-CT-3D. The average fundus size was 8.4mm (3-13.3) and the average neck size was 6...

BACKGROUND: The mechanism of Terson's syndrome is controversial. Here we report magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of Terson's syndrome that may help clarify the mechanism responsible for vitreous hemorrhage. CASE: A 49-year-old man suffered from subarachnoid hemorrhage with bilateral intraocular hemorrhage. Fundus examination revealed sub-internal limiting membrane and retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. MR images were recorded after the neurosurgery. CONCLUSION: The vitreous hemorrhage may be caused by a large amount of blood, originally formed by Terson's syndrome, entering the subarachnoid space around the optic nerve and from there infiltrating the intraocular space through the perivascular space around the central retinal vessels within the optic nerve...

A 35-day-old male infant with presumed shaken baby syndrome is reported. This first born child to mother educated upto middle school and father tailor by occupation was brought from a remote village 180 kms away from JIPMER. Poor feeding, focal clonic seizures were the initial symptoms. The fundus examination revealed fresh preretinal and vitreous hemorrhages. CT Brain showed right sided subdural hemorrhage with subarachnoid extension and midline shift. He had a normal platelet count and coagulation profile...

PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of fundus findings in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and their correlation with neurologic characteristics. METHODS: In a prospective case series, 202 eyes of 101 patients with SAH were evaluated from September 2003 to September 2006. The incidence of fundus findings was detected and correlated with gender, age, consciousness state, Fisher score, site and number of aneurysms, laterality of aneurysms, aneurysmal rebleeding, and mortality rate...

BACKGROUND: We sought to report our technical success and complications in treating distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysms with coil embolization. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all patients undergoing coil embolization of distal ACA aneurysms from September 1999 to March 2008. Patients were assessed for subarachnoid hemorrhage, fundus size, and fundus-to-neck ratio (F/N) < 2 or >or= 2. Technical success for aneurysms was assessed according to established criteria immediately post-procedure and at 6-month angiographic follow-up...

OBJECTIVE: Lenticulostriate artery aneurysms are rare. When present, distal locations in and around the basal ganglia are more common and often present with intraparenchymal hemorrhage when ruptured. We present a very rare case of a ruptured proximal lenticulostriate fusiform aneurysm presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 31-year-old healthy man who presented after the sudden onset of headache, nausea, and lethargy without neurological deficits...

OBJECTIVE: Inadequately embolized aneurysms (IEA) are coiled aneurysms with a significant remnant (>5%), initially or after recanalisation, or with a coil extrusion deemed too thrombogenic or threatening the blood flow in the parent vessel. Our objective is to report our experience with the surgical clipping (SC) of a consecutive series of 17 IEA considered as not appropriate for an additional endovascular procedure. METHODS: Between February 1996 and April 2006, we evaluated 523 ICA in 380 patients of whom 192 underwent coil embolisation (CE), 117 with complete occlusion (61%), 47 with near complete occlusion (> or = 95%), 9 with partial occlusion (<95%), and 19 without any coil delivery (attempted embolisation)...

A 61-year-old male initially presented to the ophthalmology department complaining of sudden visual loss. Fundus photography and ultrasonography followed by computed tomography identified Terson's syndrome caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Cerebral angiography revealed a dissecting aneurysm of the left vertebral artery. Other than obtunded visual acuity, his neurological examination was normal and he denied any headache. He was treated conservatively with pain and blood pressure control. He complained of headache associated with rerupture of the aneurysm on day 5...

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Distal coil migration is a rare but hazardous complication of aneurysm coil embolization. Various microsnare devices have been developed to address this problem. We describe the surgical management of a case in which microsnare retrieval failed. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 34-year-old woman presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography angiography, and conventional angiography showed an approximately 2...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The endovascular occlusion of aneurysms with unfavorable configurations such as a broad neck and an important branch from the fundus remains a technical challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiologic and clinical results of complicated aneurysm treatment by using two microcatheters. METHODS: Twenty-five aneurysms in 25 patients were treated by using two microcatheters, from August 2001 to February 2004. Fourteen patients presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and 11 had unruptured aneurysms...

PURPOSE: To report a first case of Terson-like syndrome associated with asphyxiophilic practices in an adolescent. METHODS: A 12-year-old boy was referred for decreased visual acuity in his right eye. His father had been diagnosed 3 weeks before with subarachnoidal hemorrhage. Fundus examination showed a dense preretinal hemorrhage in the right eye suggestive of Terson syndrome. RESULTS: Angio-magnetic resonance imaging eliminated aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation from the diagnosis...

The headache is a very frequent symptom and represents the 0.36%-2.5% of all reasons of claim to Emergency Department. Even if it is rarely related to high risk diseases, it is mandatory to promptly differentiate life-threatening conditions. In order to establish a correct diagnostic and therapeutic pathway and ask for aimed specialistic consultation, the emergency physician must be familiar with the various categories of headache. It is important to distinguish between essential headache and secondary headache...