Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by the rupture of a nontraumatic middle meningeal artery aneurysm. Case report and review of the literature

J A Sandin 3rd; M S Salamat; M Baskaya; R J Dempsey

doi:10.3171/jns.1999.90.5.0951

Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by the rupture of a nontraumatic middle meningeal artery aneurysm. Case report and review of the literature

J Neurosurg. 1999 May;90(5):951-4. doi: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.5.0951.

Authors

J A Sandin 3rd¹, M S Salamat, M Baskaya, R J Dempsey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.

PMID: 10223464
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.5.0951

Abstract

The authors report on the case of a 46-year-old man who presented with an intraparenchymal hemorrhage after the rupture of a nontraumatic aneurysm arising from the middle meningeal artery (MMA). A review of the literature revealed no published cases of intraparenchymal hemorrhage resulting from the rupture of an MMA aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Male
Meningeal Arteries*
Middle Aged