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Chun-Han Chang1, Yuan-Yun Tseng2,3, Tao-Chieh Yang1,4
1School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City 402, Taiwan, China.
Life (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 28, 2026
Summary
Traumatic posterior cerebral artery (PCA) dissecting aneurysms are rare but dangerous. Prompt endovascular treatment of this PCA aneurysm in a trauma patient led to a full recovery without deficits.
Area of Science:
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- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Surgery
Background:
- Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) aneurysms are rare, comprising <2% of intracranial aneurysms.
- Dissecting aneurysms, particularly in the P2 segment, are uncommon.
- Traumatic PCA aneurysms are exceptionally rare, typically seen in younger individuals after severe trauma.
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