[Giant intracranial aneurysm in a 9 year-old child. Case report]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1996 Dec;54(4):673-6. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000400020.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The case of a 9-year-old girl with intracranial hemorrhage due to a giant aneurysm of distal middle cerebral artery is reported. Cerebral aneurysms are rare in children, particularly in the first decade of life. Aneurysms in childhood occur more frequently in peripheral branches and they are more often giant in size. Clinical features and pathogenesis of this lesion are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging