Coil embolization of intracranial dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms with subclavian steal

Dorothea Strozyk; Brijesh P Mehta; Philip M Meyers; Raul G Nogueira

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00428.x

Coil embolization of intracranial dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms with subclavian steal

J Neuroimaging. 2011 Jan;21(1):62-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00428.x.

Authors

Dorothea Strozyk¹, Brijesh P Mehta, Philip M Meyers, Raul G Nogueira

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Radiology and Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. ds2775@columbia.edu

PMID: 19747236
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00428.x

Abstract

Subclavian steal phenomenon occurs when cerebral blood flow is diverted to supply the arm. We report 3 patients with asymptomatic subclavian steal phenomenon with retrograde blood flow in the vertebral artery who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to dissecting aneurysms of the involved vertebral artery. The association of subclavian steal phenomenon complicated by subarachnoid hemorrhage due to dissecting vertebral aneurysms has not been previously described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Cerebral Angiography
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Subclavian Steal Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Subclavian Steal Syndrome / etiology
Subclavian Steal Syndrome / therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Vertebral Artery Dissection / complications
Vertebral Artery Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Vertebral Artery Dissection / therapy*