title: [Giant intracranial aneurysm in a 9 year-old child. Case report].
abstract: The case of a 9-year-old girl with intracranial hemorrhage due to a giant aneurysm of distal middle cerebral artery is reported. Cerebral aneurysms are rare in children, particularly in the first decade of life. Aneurysms in childhood occur more frequently in peripheral branches and they are more often giant in size. Clinical features and pathogenesis of this lesion are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neuro-Psiquiatria da Faculdade de Clências Médicas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Santori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sperlescu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marins
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Balbo
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging