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Neurological picture
Asymptomatic spontaneous resolution of a giant fusiform M2–M3 dissecting aneurysm in a teenager
  1. M Cellerini,
  2. S Mangiafico
  1. Interventional Neuroradiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
  1. Dr Martino Cellerini, Unità di Neuroradiologia, Centro Traumatologico-Ortopedico, Largo Palagi, 1, 50134 Florence, Italy; martino.cellerini{at}fastwebnet.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.112391

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    A 16-year-old female was admitted to hospital due to intermittent right-sided headaches. On admission, physical and neurological examinations yielded no unusual findings. She underwent a MRI and angiography (MRI-MRA) (fig 1A–C) that showed a fusiform dilatation of the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) division branches. A subsequent plain CT scan of the head and a lumbar puncture revealed no subarachnoid bleeding. Two weeks later, catheter angiography (DSA) showed a stenosis-dilatation-stenosis pattern (pearl-and-string sign) of the lower division branch of the right MCA, consistent with dissection (fig 1D). To exclude a mycotic or infective …

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    • Competing interests: None declared.

    • Patient consent: Informed patient consent was obtained for publication of the case details described in this report.