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Lethal rupture of post-traumatic aneurysm of the vertebral artery case report.

Bono GAntonina ArgoA BonifacioPaola PugnettiValentina TrioloPaolo ProcacciantiStefania Zerbo

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medicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentVertebral arteryAneurysm RupturedPathology and Forensic MedicineSepsisTraumatic AneurysmAneurysmSettore MED/43 - Medicina Legalemedicine.arteryHead Injuries ClosedMedicineHumansIn patientcardiovascular diseasesForensic PathologyVertebral Arterybusiness.industryAccidents TrafficGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseAneurysmSurgerySkullmedicine.anatomical_structureClosed head injuryFemaleRadiologyTraffic accident trauma post-traumatic aneurysm vertebral artery vasculitisbusinessVasculitisLaw

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Abstract Traumatic aneurysms or dissections of the vertebral artery have been reported in patients who have suffered minor craniofacial injuries in traffic accidents. A case is reported of ruptured traumatic vertebral artery aneurysm due to closed head injury without without penetrating injuries or skull fractures. The macroscopic and histological findings relevant to the vertebral wall were compatible with post-traumatic aneurysm; the rupture of the wall was assumed to be caused by sepsis and local infiltration of inflammatory cells.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-04-01Journal of forensic and legal medicine
10.1016/j.jflm.2008.07.011https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19239971