Note the large aneurysm at the tip of the basilar artery. PICA = posterior inferior cerebellar artery, AICA = anterior inferior cerebellar artery, SCA = superior cerebellar artery, PCA = posterior ...

Basilar apex aneurysms represent a formidable neurosurgical challenge, as they occur at the bifurcation of the basilar artery—a region in close proximity to essential brainstem structures.

Brain aneurysms are bulges, or weak spots, in artery walls. Some never cause problems. Others can burst, causing dangerous bleeding into the brain.

All three had large, spindle-shaped aneurysms called fusiform basilar artery aneurysms, and all three were treated with blood thinners after receiving clot-busting drugs.

Brain aneurysms are bulges, or weak spots, in artery walls. Some never cause problems. Others can burst, causing dangerous bleeding into the brain.

Haynes had surgery April 10 to remove a threatening Basilar artery aneurysm, a bulge in one of the brain’s main blood-delivery paths.

Three patients [2.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.6-5.8%] with large fusiform basilar artery UIAs suffered from a fatal rupture at 27 hours, 43 hours, and 19 days after IVT.

Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 25 (ANI): Turns out, aneurysm occurs anywhere throughout the circulatory system, but most commonly develop along the aorta and in blood vessels of the brain.

The aneurysms ruptured after treatment causing a hemorrhagic stroke in only three people, or 2.3%. All three had large aneurysms called fusiform basilar artery aneurysms.

The aneurysms ruptured after treatment causing a hemorrhagic stroke in only three people, or 2.3%. All three had large aneurysms called fusiform basilar artery aneurysms.