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

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

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 of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 1996-12, Vol.54 (4), p.673
Hauptverfasser: Araújo, J F, Santori, R K, Sperlescu, A, Marins, J L, Balbo, R J
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Sprache:por
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Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Child
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0004-282X