Table 2

Aneurysm location, vasospasm distribution, and infarct location

PatientAneurysm locationAneurysm size (mm)Vasospasm distributionInfarction
Right anterior circulationLeft anterior circulationPosterior circulation
1R MCA7M1, M2
2 (figure 2)ACOM9ICA, M1, M2, Mdist, A1, A2, AdistICA, M1, A1Left frontal, right parietal
3 (figure 3)L ICA5M1, A1, A2M1, M2, A1, A2Bilateral frontal and left parietal
4ACOM4M1
5L ICA3M1, A1M1, M2, A1,Right superior frontal gyrus
6 (figure 4)R ICA9M1, M2, Mdist, A1, A2M1, A1, A2Right frontal and temporoparietal
7 (figure 5)ACOM5A1, A2, AdistA1, A2, AdistBifrontal
8 (figure 6)L MCA2ICA, M1, M2, A1Left lenticulostriate and left deep white matter
9 (figure 7)L ICA3ICA, M1, A1ICA, M1, M2, A1Left lentiforn and caudate nuclei
10ACOM6M1, A2M1, M2, Mdist, A2
11R VA8ICA, M1, M2, A1ICA, M1, A1Left VA, BA, P1 and 2 bilaterally (right VA sacrifice) and Pdist bilaterallyRight occipital
12ACOM12ICABA
13 (figure 8)ACOM11M1, M2, Mdist, A1Left paracentral
  • A1, M1 and P1 refer to the first part of the anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries, respectively; A2 and M2 refer to the second parts of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries, respectively; Adist, Mdist and Pdist refer to the third parts of the anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries, respectively.

  • ACOM, anterior communicating artery; BA, basilar artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; L, left; MCA, middle cerebral artery; R, right; VA, vertebral artery.