Two Cases of Intracranial Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm Improved by Antiplatelets Therapy

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 25(4); 2007 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2007;25(4): 553-556.

항혈소판제 치료로 호전된 두개내 추골동맥 박리동맥류 2예

정요한, 김규식 최선아 조정희 이준홍

국민건강보험공단 일산병원 신경과

Two Cases of Intracranial Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm Improved by Antiplatelets Therapy

Yo Han Jung

Department of Neurology, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Ilsan, Korea

Abstract

The clinical course and management of aneurysm by intracranial arterial dissection are not well known. Since intracranial dissecting aneurysm has a higher bleeding risk than an extracranial one, the optimal choice of treatment is controversial. We report two patients who presented with a dissecting aneurysm in the intracranial vertebral artery without subarachnoid hemorrhage. They showed successful responses to antiplatelet treatment without any surgical interventions.KeyWords: Vertebral artery, Dissecting aneurysm