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Case report
Republished: Infantile intracranial aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery
  1. Molly Ann Del Santo,
  2. Steve Mario Cordina
  1. Department of Neurology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
  1. Correspondence to M A Del Santo, Department of Neurology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36617, USA; mdelsanto{at}health.southalabama.edu

Abstract

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.

  • Aneurysm
  • Subarachnoid
  • Pediatrics
  • Hemorrhage
  • Coil

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Footnotes

  • Republished with permission from BMJ Case Reports Published 29 February 2016; doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-012175

  • Contributors The case report was authored by MADS and SMC.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.