Giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm: a rare cause of central sleep apnoea

Mark Daniel Haley; Duncan Bruce Henry Henderson; Mark Nowell; William M Adams; Peter C Whitfield

doi:10.1080/02688697.2017.1378800

Giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm: a rare cause of central sleep apnoea

Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Oct;33(5):559-561. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1378800. Epub 2017 Sep 21.

Authors

Mark Daniel Haley¹, Duncan Bruce Henry Henderson¹, Mark Nowell¹, William M Adams¹, Peter C Whitfield¹

Affiliation

¹ South West Neurosurgery Centre, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital , Plymouth , UK.

PMID: 28933202
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1378800

Abstract

We report a case of central sleep apnoea (CSA) due to a giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm with brainstem compression. A flow diverter stent was deployed with coil embolization of the right vertebral artery distal to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) to occlude the aneurysm. The patient's symptoms improved following therapy.

Keywords: Aneurysm; Coil embolization; Complex aneurysms; Craniovertebral Junction; Stent.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Cerebellum / blood supply
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Endovascular Procedures / methods
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy
Male
Sleep Apnea, Central / etiology*
Sleep Apnea, Central / therapy
Stents
Vertebral Artery