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Table 2:

Patient treatment and results

Case No.Number and Type of CoilsIncrease in Aneurysm SizeEvidence of Coil CompactionEvidence of Inflammation by MR ImagingSteroid TreatmentaVisual Improvement (Yes/No)
121 GDCsNoNoNot performedYesYesb
222 HydroCoilsN/AN/ANot performedYesYes
3c8 HydroCoilsNoYesNot performedNo
424 Total coils: HydroCoils, Matrix coils, and GDCsYes (1–2 mm by catheter angiography)YesYesYesNo
526 GDCsNoYesYesYesNo
613 Total coils: 4 Matrix Standard, 2 Matrix Soft, 6 Matrix Ultrasoft, 1 GDCN/AN/AYesYesYes
73 GDCsYes (2 mm by catheter angiography)YesYesNoYes
81st Embolization-18 Coils: 3 Complex Trufill/Orbit,d 9 Matrix Soft, 3 Matrix Ultrasoft, 1 Matrix Standard, 1 Cerecyte,e 1 HydroCoil; 2nd Embolization-15 coils: 2 Trufill/Orbit, 12 Matrix, 1 GDCNoYesNot performedYesYesb
  • Note:—N/A indicates not applicable; –, data not available.

  • a All patients treated with steroids received several days of intravenous dexamethasone or methylprednisolone followed by at least 1 week of oral dexamethasone or prednisone.

  • b Vision improved during steroid treatment.

  • c Patient died shortly after craniotomy and attempted optic nerve decompression.

  • d Cordis, Miami Lakes, Fla.

  • e Micrus Endovascular, San Jose, Calif.