Fenestration of the oculomotor nerve by a duplicated posterior cerebral artery and aneurysm. Case report

J Neurosurg. 2009 Jul;111(1):84-6. doi: 10.3171/2009.2.JNS081688.

Abstract

The authors report a case of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm arising from an aberrant arterial branch that was found to be splitting the oculomotor nerve. This 63-year-old man presented with headaches, and CT imaging revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage primarily within the basilar cisterns. Formal angiography and CT angiography revealed a saccular aneurysm arising from the posterior cerebral artery. Intraoperatively, the third cranial nerve was found to be fenestrated with the artery and aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery / abnormalities*
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed