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Subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to ruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysm in a child

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Intracranial arterial aneurysms in children are very rare. The authors present the clinical and neuroradiological findings in a 12-year-old child with subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage related to posterior communicating artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was successfully treated with endovascular coiling. The literature regarding this topic is reviewed and the management of subarachnoid hemorrhage in children is discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia”, Athens, Greece

    Maria Varela & George A. Alexiou

  2. Department of CT and MRI, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia”, Athens, Greece

    Maria Gavra

  3. Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Alexandros Andreou

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia”, Athens, Greece

    Ioanna Karagianni

  5. Aetideon 52, Holargos, Attikis, 11561, Athens, Greece

    George A. Alexiou

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Varela, M., Gavra, M., Andreou, A. et al. Subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to ruptured posterior communicating artery aneurysm in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 27, 1015–1017 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1408-y

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