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Abstract #5194

The role of magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of intracranial berry aneurysm: A case report

KARIM Abdul RASHID 1, Anita Nsiah Donkor2, and Ahmed Kanyiri Yakubu 3
1MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, University for Development Studies ( UDS), KUMASI, Ghana, 2MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, University for Development Studies ( UDS), Tamale, Ghana, 3Medical Imaging, University for Development Studies, Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana

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Motivation: Headaches associated with intracranial aneurysms are often misdiagnosed and poorly understood in the Ghanaian population.

Goal(s): Our goal was to use gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography to radiologically describe features of intracranial berry aneurysm (IBA) in a clinically asymptomatic patient presenting with right-sided headaches.

Approach: Axial, sagittal and coronal brain MR angiography was conducted with 50 mg/ml gadolinium contrast and radiologically evaluated.

Results: A right posterior communicating artery aneurysm was found, suggesting compression of the oculomotor nerve which is characteristic of IBA.

Impact: The imaging findings could help physicians to better understand, diagnose and treat the underlining causes of constant right-sided headaches which may otherwise be poorly managed by patients themselves through self-medication as is the current practice in the Ghanaian setting.

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