TABLE 2:

Untreated vertebrobasilar dissecting aneurysms

Patient No./Age (y)/SexSymptomHunt Hess GradeTypeSiteDominant VesselHistoryRankin Score
1/42/FSAH5InfraRVACoRapid decline5
2/48/MSAH4 > 5InfraRVACoRapid decline5
3/87/FSAH3No PICARVACoFamily decision3
4/47/MSAH + stroke3PICALVARVAThrombosedUnknown
5/70/MSAH4PICALVALVAStable0
6/61/MTrauma3SupraLVALVACarotid cavernous fistula5
7/44/FSAH2VBJRVA, LVA, BACoThrombosed0
  • Note.—VBJ indicates vertebrobasilar junction; BA, basilar artery; L, left; R, right; VA, vertebral artery; Co, codominant.