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ADMITTED FOR CRANIOTOMY FOR ANEURYSM REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2012. PROCEDURE COMPLICATED BY FAILURE OF THE ANEURYSM CLIP APPLIER AND RUPTURE OF THE L AND R SIDE OF THE DISTAL INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY NEAR THE BIFURCATION. THE RUPTURE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIR RESULTED IN >45MIN ISCHEMIA. PT SUBSEQUENTLY HAD 14 DAY INPATIENT STAY COMPLICATED BY NEED FOR TRACHEOSTOMY AND PEG TUBE PLACEMENT. PARTIAL L 3RD NERVE PALSY AND L SIDED WEAKNESS. DISCHARGED TO REHAB FACILITY ON (B)(6) 2012. READMITTED ON (B)(6) 2012 FOR REVISION OF R CRANIOTOMY SITE FOR INSPECTION FOR FLUID LEAK, CULTURE OF FLUID AND STERILIZATION OF BONE FLAP D/T PERSISTENT FLUID COLLECTION UNDER THE SCALP INTERFERING WITH OPENING OF THE EYE. D/C BACK TO NEURO-REHAB FACILITY (B)(6) 2012, LAST SEEN BY NEURO-SURGEON (B)(6) 2012 (11 WEEKS POST INITIAL PROCEDURE) NOTES STATE "SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED WITH NORMAL L SIDED STRENGTH, NEEDS GAIT TRAINING (LAST FUNCTION FOR INDEPENDENCE). LEFT 3RD NERVE IS SLOWLY IMPROVING AS THERE IS SOME CONCENTRAL MOVEMENT AND PUPILLARY FUNCTION. PEG TUBE D/CED." PT CONTINUES ADMIT TO REHAB FACILITY.