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- Title
Paediatric subarachnoid haemorrhage and severe vasospasm secondary to traumatic pseudoaneurysm of a fenestrated vertebral artery: a case report and review of the literature.
- Authors
Kameda-Smith, Michelle; James, Greg; Seunarine, Kiran; Rennie, Adam; Robertson, Fergus; Silva, Adikarige Haritha Dulanka
- Abstract
Paediatric intracranial aneurysms are rare entities accounting for less than 5% of all age intracranial aneurysms. Traumatic aneurysms are more common in children and have an association with anatomical variations such as arterial fenestrations. Here, we present a case of a child initially presenting with traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage who returned to baseline and was discharged home only to return within 2 weeks with diffuse subarachnoid and intraventricular re-haemorrhage. A dissecting aneurysm of a duplicated (fenestrated) V4 vertebral artery segment was identified as a rare cause of rebleeding. We describe a course complicated by severe vasospasm delaying aneurysm detection and treatment. Dissecting aneurysms in children should be considered in all cases of delayed post-traumatic cranial rebleeding, particularly where there is anomalous arterial anatomy.
- Subjects
SUBARACHNOID hemorrhage; VERTEBRAL artery; LITERATURE reviews; FALSE aneurysms; INTRACRANIAL aneurysms; CEREBRAL vasospasm; DISSECTING aneurysms
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2023, Vol 39, Issue 8, p2187
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-023-05894-4