Clinically occult chronic dissecting aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery in a child.
An isolated chronic dissecting aneurysm of the left superior cerebellar artery was discovered incidentally in a 12-year-old girl. There was no history of any previous trauma or witnessed abnormal neurological incident at any stage during her life. She was and has since remained asymptomatic and the aneurysm has remained radiologically stable for over 3 years. A conservative approach to the management of such incidental asymptomatic lesions is thus suggested.
Duncan
Ian C
IC
Unitas Interventional Unit, Unitas Hospital, P.O. Box 14031, Lyttelton, Gauteng 0140, South Africa. docdunc@iafrica.com
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging