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In the cavum segment the internal carotid artery has more susceptibility formation of aneurysms. The SolitaireTMAB stent is a scaffold that do flow blood divertion and promotes the aneurysms exclusion by trombosis. We report the case of a 63 year-old female who had a pulsatile headache, diplopia and a third left cranial nerve paresis. She was diagnosed with a saccular aneurysm of the the left carotid artery. We placed a SolitaireTM AB stent. She recovered the III left cranial nerve function in to 2 month and exclusion of the aneurysms by DynaCT in 3 months. The reconstruction of an artery by endovascular therapy is an alternative treatment for no ruptured paraclinoid aneurysms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To compare the airway patency of three different head-and-neck positions in children whom underwent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Material and methods: Twenty-one children scheduled to MRI were randomly assigned to either group: 1) sniffing position or 2) simple head extension. In a head neutral position, a basal image was taken. Antero-posterior and transverse diameters were measured on sniffing and simple head extension positions. Airway area was calculated arithmetically. Descriptive statistical analysis was used. Parametric tests were used for dependent variables. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significative. Results: In the simple head extension group, the airway average area was 53.47 ± 25.36 mm², compared to the neutral position basal measure: 59.51 ± 23.81 mm² (p = 0.29). In the sniff position group, the airway average area was 74.27 ± 43.84 mm², compared to the neutral position basal measure: 70.21 ± 30.20 mm² (p = 0.401). There were not significative differences in the calculated area among the groups. Conclusion: In pediatric patients who have undergone MRI with sedation and spontaneous ventilation, there were not significative statistical differences when comparing three airway patency maneouvers. Clinically, airway obstruction was absent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]