Table 2:

Patients with fatal outcomesa

SexAge (yr)Baseline mRSLocationTypeSize (mm)No. of FDsCause of DeathSurvival Time (days)
M603BTFusiform101Ischemic stroke 48 hr after FD treatment2
M584BTFusiform551Rupture during placement of the FD7
M642VB junctionFusiform901Medullary infarct15
M553BTFusiform393Stable mRS at discharge; acute brain stem infarct50
M573VB junctionFusiform403Stable mRS at discharge; acute gastrointestinal bleed; clopidogrel was stopped; died of urosepsis170
M594VB junctionSaccular553Improved mRS at discharge (mRS 3); follow-up DSA at 7 months; aneurysm patent (>50%); at 8 mo, sudden clinical impairment242
M743BTFusiform282Stable mRS at discharge; died of pneumonia388
F753VB junctionFusiform302mRS 5 at discharge to a tertiary care facility; died of pneumoniaUnknown
F651Vertebral arteryFusiform81Stable mRS at discharge; died from complications related to brain tumor treatmentUnknown
  • a All patients had presented with unruptured aneurysms.