Giant serpentine middle cerebral artery aneurysm.

Med J Malaysia

Radiology Department, Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Published: August 2004

A rare case of partially thrombosed giant serpentine right middle cerebral artery aneurysm presented. A 26 year old man initially presented with headache and 3 months later developed neurological deficit. Various stages of clot with patent residual lumen seen on neuroimaging, led to the diagnosis. Catheter angiography is the investigation of choice for evaluating the location, flow dynamics and extent of the serpentine aneurysm. The patient had embolisation done for the giant serpentine aneurysm.

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