Cerebral hemorrhage and vasospasm in a child with congenital heart disease.
BACKGROUND
Intracerebral hemorrhages are relatively rare events in children and cerebral vasospasm after such hemorrhages is even more unusual. Children with structural congenital heart disease are particularly at risk for both thrombotic and embolic events but not to isolated hemorrhages.


CONCLUSIONS
We report a case of cerebral vasospasm in a child with structural congenital heart disease after a cerebral hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
This case illustrates that this rare occurrence must be swiftly recognized and treated in order to maximize clinical outcome.
Carpenter
Jessica
J
Division of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. jcarpent@cnmc.org
Keating
Robert
R
Weinstein
Steven
S
Vezina
Gilbert
G
Berger
John
J
Bell
Michael J
MJ
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006438:Hemodilution; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy