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Table 1 Summary of cases of duplicated middle cerebral artery accompanied with distal aneurysms

From: Duplicated middle cerebral artery associated with aneurysm at M1/M2 bifurcation: a case report

Case

Age (years), sex

Ethnicity

Size of MCA (mm)

Location of aneurysm

Size of aneurysm (mm)

Rupture

Treatment

Outcome

Associated aneurysm or vessel anomaly

Reference

MCA

DMCA

1

67, F

Asian (Japanese)

0.71

0.37

M1 of main MCA

ND

+

ND

ND

–

[12]

2

66, M

Asian (Japanese)

0.92

0.32

M1/M2 of main MCA

ND

+

ND

ND

AComA aneurysm

[12]

3

55, F

ND

Both arteries were similar in size

Sylvian portion of the main MCA

ND

+

Clipping

Death

Contralateral MCA aneurysm (superior trunk)

[13]

4

45, F

Asian (Japanese)

Both arteries were similar in size

Distal trunk of DMCA

ND

+

Clipping

GR

Bilateral accessory MCA

[14]

5

34, F

Black

DMCA was smaller than the main MCA

Inferior division of main MCA

ND (>  10 mm in figure)

+

Clipping

GR

–

[15]

Present case

62, M

Asian (Japanese)

Almost the same

DMCA

3

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Observation

No change

Ipsilateral ICA top aneurysm

 
  1. AComA anterior communicating artery, DMCA duplicated middle cerebral artery, F female, GR good recovery, ICA internal carotid artery, M male, MCA middle cerebral artery, ND not described