title: Diagnostic characteristics and management of intracranial aneurysms in children.
abstract: Childhood aneurysms have special characteristics different from adults' aneurysms. Their features were found to significantly differ from aneurysms in adults especially in their gender prevalence, location, morphology and underlying etiology. Treatment options include both surgical and endovascular methods. Whenever possible, endovascular treatment for pediatric aneurysms is the recommended approach, since it offers both reconstructive and deconstructive techniques, durable results and better clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network (UHN), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ronit.agid@uhn.on.ca
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agid
authors.forename: Tali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jonas Kimchi
authors.forename: Seon-Kyu
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Karel G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Ter Brugge
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods