title: Anterior communicating artery aneurysm in a 3-year-old girl.
abstract: Intracranial aneurysms are rarely present in the paediatric age group, and such aneurysms within the anterior circulation are even more rare. Intracranial aneurysms in children differ from adult aneurysms in size, distribution, and incidence of symptoms. We report a 3-year-old girl with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm, who presented with subarachnoid haemorrhage. The patient underwent a pterional craniotomy and clipping of the aneurysm. The postoperative period was uneventful. We review the literature and discuss the characteristics of aneurysms in early childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed