title: Symptomatic unilateral dolicho-ectasia of the intracranial arteries in a child.
abstract: Dolicho-ectasia of the left posterior cerebral artery and internal carotid artery in a 5-year-old boy is reported. There was compression of the brainstem, the mammillary bodies and the optic tract. The value of MR angiography in the diagnosis of this vascular anomaly is demonstrated. Dolicho-ectasia of more than one cerebral artery in a child is extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Catholic University of Leuven, University Hospitals, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vanslambrouck
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allegaert
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goemans
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000151:congenital*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000473:pathology