Journal article
Alkaptonuric ochronosis and multiple intracranial aneurysms
Abstract
Alkaptonuric ochronosis is a heritable disorder of tyrosine metabolism, with various systemic abnormalities related to pigment deposition and degeneration of collagen and other tissues, including the heart and aorta, though no cerebrovascular abnormalities have been reported. The authors report a patient with alkaptonuric ochronosis and multiple intracranial aneurysms presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage. The ruptured aneurysm was surgically …
Authors
Kaufmann AM; Reddy KKV; West M; Halliday WJ
Journal
World Neurosurgery, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 213–216
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 1990
DOI
10.1016/0090-3019(90)90187-t
ISSN
1878-8750