TY - JOUR
T1 - Infantile intracranial aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery
AU - Del Santo, Molly Ann
AU - Cordina, Steve Mario
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PY - 2016/2/29
Y1 - 2016/2/29
N2 - Intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare. We report a case of a 3-month-old infant who presented with inconsolable crying, vomiting, and sunset eye sign. CT revealed a subarachnoid hemorrhage, with CT angiogram revealing a superior cerebellar artery aneurysm. An external ventricular drain was placed for acute management of hydrocephalus, with definitive treatment by endovascular technique with a total of six microcoils to embolize the aneurysm. Serial transcranial Dopplers revealed no subsequent vasospasm. Although aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare, once the diagnosis is established, early treatment results in better outcomes.
AB - Intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare. We report a case of a 3-month-old infant who presented with inconsolable crying, vomiting, and sunset eye sign. CT revealed a subarachnoid hemorrhage, with CT angiogram revealing a superior cerebellar artery aneurysm. An external ventricular drain was placed for acute management of hydrocephalus, with definitive treatment by endovascular technique with a total of six microcoils to embolize the aneurysm. Serial transcranial Dopplers revealed no subsequent vasospasm. Although aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare, once the diagnosis is established, early treatment results in better outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2015-012175
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2015-012175
M3 - Article
C2 - 26929222
AN - SCOPUS:84960383361
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2016
JO - BMJ case reports
JF - BMJ case reports
M1 - 012175
ER -