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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the first year of life: case report and review of the literature

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Introduction

Primary subarachnoid hemorrhage is rare in infancy. A bleeding arterial aneurysm as its cause is even less frequent. A review of the literature turned up 85 cases of cerebral aneurysm that occurred in the 1st year of life, 63 of them presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

Case report

The authors report a case of an 8-month-old boy who presented with seizures due to ruptured anterior communicating (ACom) artery aneurysm with subsequent subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage. The infant was operated successfully, without complications.

Discussion

In this report the authors highlight certain clinical and diagnostic features, surgical considerations, and outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the 1st year of life.

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  1. Neurosurgery Department, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Essam A. Elgamal & Waleed R. Murshid

  2. Neurosurgery Department, Shebin Al-Koom University, Egypt

    Hesham M. Abu-Rahma

  3. Department of Pediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital and College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Deema Samir

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Elgamal, E.A., Murshid, W.R., Abu-Rahma, H.M. et al. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the first year of life: case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 20, 489–493 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0891-1

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