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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1983;12(3): 465-470. |
| A Case of Cerebral Rete Mirabile with Intracranial Aneurysm. |
| Young Bae Lee, Duck Young Choi, Kwang Seh Rhim |
| Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The cerebral rete mirabile with intracranial aneurysm is rare. The authors presented a cerebral rete mirabile with aneurysm which was experienced by us recently and the literature review about 38 cerebral rete mirabile with intracranial aneurysms which were reported until 1981 in the whole world were made. A 22 years old Korean female was admitted due to sudden onset of severe headache and vomiting. Neurological finding revealed positive neck stiffness with Kernig' sign. The carotid angiogram narrowed internal carotid artery and distinct occlusion of middle cerebral artery with vascular network in the base of the brain and small aneurysm in the anterior choroidal artery.
The patient was discharged following conservative treatment. |
| Key Words:
Cerebral rete mirabile; Aneurysm; Carotid angiogram; Internal carotid artery; Anterior choroidal artery |
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