Aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery of a 5-year-old girl.
A case of a congenital aneurysm located on the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery, which ruptured producing subarachnoid hemorrhage and death in a 5-year-old girl, is presented. The very low incidence of congenital aneurysms in young children and the relatively rare occurrence of aneurysms of the vertebral-basilar system are two additional unusual features of this case.
D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology