Table 1.
Case No | Age | Gender | Initial symptoms | Reason for treatment | Pre-procedural medications | Aneurysm Location | Dimensions of aneurysm (mm) | Dimensions of stents (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 56 | Male | Dizziness, nausea, emesis | Persistent TIAs | Aspirin 81 mg and Meclizine | Holobasilar artery and left VB junction | 4.5× 3 | 4× 35 |
2 | 67 | Male | Slurred speech | Persistent TIAs | Aspirin 81 mg and Plavix 75 mg | Holobasilar artery | 10× 35 | 4.75× 25, 5× 35, 5× 16 |
3 | 56 | Male | Dizziness, numbness | Persistent TIAs | Aspirin 81 mg and Plavix 75 mg | Holobasilar and right vertebral artery | 11.9× 82 | 4.75× 25 (5), 5× 35 (2), 5× 20 |
4 | 72 | Male | Leg weakness | Mass effect | Aspirin 81 mg and Plavix 75 mg | Holobasilar and bilateral vertebral arteries | 33× 30 | 4.5× 30 (3)*, 4.5× 35 |
Case No |
Coils | No of PEDs | Occlusion of aneurysm | Post-procedural antiplatelets | Pre-mRS | Post-mRS | Retreatment | Complication |
1 | no | 6 | Complete | Aspirin 325 mg and Plavix 75 mg | 2 | 6 | Yes | Thrombosis, recurrence, failed construct, ischemia, death |
2 | no | 3 | Incomplete | Aspirin 325 mg and Plavix 75 mg | 2 | 4 | No | Ischemia, right hemiparesis |
3 | no | 8 | Incomplete | Aspirin 325 mg and Plavix 75 mg | 2 | 6 | Yes | Mass effect, hemiparesis, recurrence, death |
4 | yes | 1 (3 Neuroform stents) | N/A | N/A | 4 | 6 | N/A | Ischemia, death |
VB – vertebrobasilar, TIA – transient ischemic attacks, * - Neuroform stent, mRS – modified Rankin Scale.