Wang XJ. Mimicking aneurysm in a patient with chronic occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(3): 98048 [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i3.98048]
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Xue-Jian Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No. 666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 6841441@163.com
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2025; 13(3): 98048 Published online Jan 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i3.98048
Mimicking aneurysm in a patient with chronic occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery
Xue-Jian Wang
Xue-Jian Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Wang XJ prepared the manuscript.
Supported bythe Science and Technology Program of Nantong Health Committee, No. MA2019003 and No. MA2021017; Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, No. KD2021JYYJYB025, No. KD2022KYJJZD019, and No. KD2022KYJJZD022; Research Project of Nantong Health and Health Commission, No. MS2023041; and the Science and Technology Program of Nantong City, No. Key003 and No. JCZ2022040.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author reports no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Xue-Jian Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital 2 of Nantong University, No. 666 Shengli Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong 226000, Jiangsu Province, China. 6841441@163.com
Received: June 16, 2024 Revised: October 11, 2024 Accepted: October 23, 2024 Published online: January 26, 2025 Processing time: 148 Days and 16.6 Hours
Abstract
The chronic occlusion of intracranial arteries generally has no or mild clinical symptoms, and the clinical symptoms of acute cerebral artery occlusion are mostly manifested as severe cerebral infarction symptoms, which often make early diagnosis difficult, thus losing the best treatment opportunity. Once cerebral infarction occurs, the consequences are difficult to recover. This is also an important reason for the high misdiagnosis rate and mortality of this disease. In this paper, the characteristics of the disease were analyzed to provide clinical reference.
Core Tip: The chronic occlusion of intracranial arteries generally has no or mild clinical symptoms, and the clinical symptoms of acute cerebral artery occlusion are mostly manifested as severe cerebral infarction symptoms, which often make early diagnosis difficult, thus losing the best treatment opportunity. Once cerebral infarction occurs, the consequences are difficult to recover.
