Delayed rupture of traumatic aneurysm after civilian craniocerebral gunshot injury in children.
BACKGROUND
There are few published large series on civilian craniocerebral gunshot injuries in children. Traumatic intracranial aneurysms (TICAs) are rare and highly unstable lesions. They represent less than 1% of all aneurysms and can either rupture within minutes after formation or remain quiescent for several weeks or years, manifesting with delayed hemorrhage and neurologic deterioration.


METHODS
We report the case of a 10-year-old girl who was referred for coma after high-velocity craniocerebral gunshot wound and neurological deterioration 7 days after the initial injury. A massive right posterior occipital hematoma caused by the rupture of an unsuspected right posterior cerebral artery TICA was discovered. TICA was treated by coil embolization, with a good neurological recovery at 6-month follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
We discuss the pathogenesis and the management of TICA in a child after civilian craniocerebral gunshot injuries.


CONCLUSIONS
TICAs should be suspected in patients with civilian craniocerebral gunshot injuries, presenting with secondary neurological deterioration, to carry out emergent CT scan and angiographic exploration before contemplating definitive endovascular treatment. Endovascular management may be a prompt safe-to-use technique and a valuable option, especially when surgery is highly risky.
Hachemi
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Department of Anesthesia, Hôpital Neurologique et Neurochirurgical P. Wertheimer, 69677 Bron Cedex, France. mohamed.hachemi@chu-lyon.fr
Jourdan
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Di Roio
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Turjman
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Ricci-Franchi
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Mottolese
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Artru
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D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020198:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*