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Revista de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC

2016, Number 1

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An Med Asoc Med Hosp ABC 2016; 61 (1)

Posterior inferior cerebellar artery sacular aneurysm in a pediatric patient

Navarro-Ramírez R, Domínguez-Higareda JR ,Jiménez-Guerra R, Órgano-Rivas E

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 39-43
PDF size: 437.83 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Cerebral aneurysms in children under 14 years are extremely rare; their prevalence ranges from 0.5 to 4.6% and their incidence is 2.3%. In the general population, posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms have a low incidence, ranging from 0.28 to 1.44% (m = 1.12%). In pediatric patients, this particular location is so rare that there is no statistical data available. 75% of newly diagnosed aneurysms in children are admitted to the ER presenting subarachnoid hemorrhage; 94% of them are diagnosed using digital subtraction cerebral angiography. Meanwhile, less invasive methods like computed tomography cerebral angiography gain acceptance due to their increased sensibility and specificity to diagnose cerebral aneurysms.


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