Traumatic dissecting aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery.
The clinical course and postmortem findings in a case of fatal traumatic dissecting aneurysm of the right middle cerebral artery in a 12-year-old boy are described. Possible mechanisms and predisposing causes leading to this injury are discussed, with reference to similar cases described in the literature.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries