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ArticleSA journal of radiology2020

Recovery of oculomotor nerve palsy after endovascular management of posterior communicating artery aneurysms.

Elkharbash Abdurahman, Khatija Amod, Duncan Royston, Rohen Harrichandparsad

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Article in SA journal of radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elkharbash AbdurahmanDepartment of Radiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8993-4165
Khatija AmodDepartment of Radiology, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-2496
Duncan RoystonLake, Smit & Partners, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1976-6228
Rohen HarrichandparsadDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-8496
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) is a common clinical presentation of posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysms. It remains unclear if patients have a better rate of recovery after surgical clipping or endovascular coiling.

objectivesThe main objectives of this study were to assess the overall rate of ONP recovery after endovascular coiling of PcomA aneurysms, as well as to determine the associated predictive factors of oculomotor nerve recovery.

methodWe retrospectively evaluated the demographic, clinical, and radiological characteristics and the outcome of consecutive patients presenting with PcomA aneurysms treated by endovascular coiling from January 2012 to November 2016 with at least 1 year clinical and radiological follow-up. Statistical analysis was applied to determine the association between ONP recovery and the demographic, clinical and radiological variables.

resultsA total of 91 patients with PcomA aneurysms were treated endovascularly. Thirty-four patients (22 women and 12 men) with ONP related to PcomA aneurysms were included. The mean age of the patients was 49.8 years. Subarachnoid haemorrhage was present in 27 patients. The mean aneurysm size was 6.7 mm. The overall rate of recovery was 88.2%. Complete nerve recovery was seen in 16 (47%) patients and partial recovery was observed in 14 (41.2%) patients, whilst 4 (11.8%) patients remained unchanged after treatment. The non-posterolateral direction of the aneurysm showed a tendency towards better recovery compared to the posterolateral projection (

conclusionEndovascular coiling of PcomA aneurysms in patients with ONP resulted in a cure or improvement of oculomotor nerve dysfunction in the majority of patients.

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clipping versus coilingdiagnostic radiologyEndovascular coilingOculomotor nerve recoveryONPPcomA

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