Traumatic cerebral aneurysm in pediatric age. Case report.
Cerebral aneurysm following head trauma in pediatric age is a rare complication particularly in the absence of skull fractures or penetrating brain wounds as in the present case. In the presence of rapid worsening of neurological conditions after head trauma, one may take into consideration this complication among other possible vascular accidents.
D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed