title: [Aneurysm of the distal portion of the posterior and inferior cerebellar artery in a child].
abstract: The case of a 7-year-old boy presenting with recurrent episodes of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm (PICA), successfully operated, is reported. The low incidence of intracranial aneurysms in the first decade of life and the rare occurrence of distal PICA aneurysms are unusual features of this case. The theories regarding the origin of intracranial berry aneurysms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurocirurgia Pediátrica, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Leibinger
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: C de A
authors.initials: Cde A
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Shinzato
authors.forename: P de T
authors.initials: Pde T
authors.lastname: Dantas
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001158:Arteries; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Aneurisma da porção distal da artéria cerebelar posterior e inferior em criança.