title: Spontaneous thrombosis of a basilar artery traumatic aneurysm in a child.
abstract: Traumatic aneurysms are rare and occur most commonly in young adults; however, the relative frequency in the pediatric population is high, owing to the low prevalence of congenital saccular aneurysms in children. Traumatic aneurysms typically involve the anterior circulation, and spontaneous thrombosis is uncommon; hence, surgery is usually necessary. We present a case of a posttraumatic aneurysm in a child that occurred after a fall from a large height and that spontaneously thrombosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Loevner
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schut
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed