Ruptured Aneurysm of the Ophthalmic Artery.

Seo, Won Duck; Hong, Dae Young; Kim, Young Don; Yeo, Hyung Tae

Case Report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2006;40(2): 128-130.

Won Duck Seo, Dae Young Hong, Young Don Kim, Hyung Tae Yeo

Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. shydshyd@cu.ac.kr

ABSTRACT

Aneurysms arising from the ophthalmic artery itself are very rare compared with aneurysms originating from the bifurcation of the ophthalmic artery and carotid artery. There was only one reported case of a ruptured aneurysm of the ophthalmic artery itself. We discuss clinical significance of an aneurysm at this site, as well as the role of three dimentional image of multislice computed tomography angiogram(3D-image of MCTA) in determining the cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH).

Key Words: Ophthalmic artery aneurysm; Subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH); Three dimentional image of multislice computed tomography angiogram(3D-image of MCTA)