Traumatic aneurysms of intracranial arteries are very infrequent. Seven cases of traumatic intracranial aneurysm are presented. Due to increasing use of brain CT to substitute angiogram during the initial surveys of head injury patients, traumatic aneurysms are often overlooked and the diagnosis delayed. But despite this rarity, the probability of rupture, combined with a readily available surgical cure, make early diagnosis imperative. Two located on the internal carotid artery, three on the anterior cerebral artery, one on the middle cerebral artery and one on the middle meningeal artery. Three of the 7 cases were associated with skull fracture. Six cases were treated: Three by clipping, two by trapping and one by excision & coagulation of the lesion. In this study, the authors tried to find out the clues for early diagnosis of traumatic intracranial aneurysms.
Key Words: Traumatic aneurysm․Pseudoaneurysm․Head injury