Prolonged Anterograde Amnesia and Disorientation after Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Coil Embolisation

Authors

Zein Al-Atrache, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brett Friedler
Hamza A. Shaikh
Tapan Kavin

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2019

Abstract

A 64-year-old man with a previous medical history of hypertension and non-specific focal seizures was admitted for treatment of recurrent anterior communicating artery aneurysm (ACoA). He had previous treatment of the ACoA twice but the aneurysm recanalised again and had grown in size from 1.8 cm in greatest dimension to 2.6 cm and associated with 6 x 7mm of residual filling. He was retreated with stent-assisted coil embolisation.

Comments

This article was published in BMJ Case Reports.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230543.

Copyright © 2019 BMJ Publishing Group Limited.

Publication Title

BMJ Case Reports

Recommended Citation

Al-Atrache, Zein; Friedler, Brett; Shaikh, Hamza A.; and Kavin, Tapan, "Prolonged Anterograde Amnesia and Disorientation after Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Coil Embolisation" (2019). Neurosurgery Resident Research. 3.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/neurosurgery_residents/3

PubMed ID

31366616