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. 2012 Nov;33(10):1991–1997. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3079

Table 1:

PVO for anterior circulation aneurysms: demographics, follow-up, and complications

Case No. Age (yr)/Sex Location Size (mm) Presentation FU (days) Aneurysm Obliterated Complications/Comments
1 85/F Cavernous 32 H/A, visual loss n/a No Balloons deflated, infarction without clinical deficit, treatment abandoned
2 56/F Cavernous 17 Visual loss 65 Yes None
3 62/F Cavernous 29 H/A, CN palsy 115 Yes Transient Horner syndrome
4 62/F Cavernous 23 H/A, CN palsy 236 Yes Partial deflation of proximal balloon, no clinical sequelae
5 58/F Cavernous 27 H/A, CN palsy n/a No Partial deflation of proximal balloon, cortical infarction with minor clinical deficit, early aneurysm growth provoked surgical trapping with STA-MCA bypass
6 68/F Cavernous 35 H/A, CN palsy 867 Yes None
7 39/M Cavernous 30 H/A, CN palsy 4914 Yes Growth of posterior circulation aneurysm
8 52/F Cavernous 30 H/A, CN palsy, visual loss 6539 Yes Growth of contralateral (mirror) cavernous aneurysm
9 60/F Parophthalmic 14 Incidental 181 Yes None
10 62/F Parophthalmic 25 Visual loss 416 Yes None
11 64/F Parophthalmic 39 Cognitive decline, hydrocephalus 420 Yes None
12 74/F Parophthalmic 16 Visual loss 484 Yes None

Note:—CN indicates cranial nerve; H/A, headache; STA-MCA = superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery.