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Cerebral Hemorrhage and Vasospasm in a Child with Congenital Heart Disease

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Introduction

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.

Discussion

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

Conclusion

This case illustrates that this rare occurrence must be swiftly recognized and treated in order to maximize clinical outcome.

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Acknowledgements

MJB is funded by HD044716 from NICHD and a grant from the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation.

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  1. Division of Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA

    Jessica Carpenter & Steven Weinstein

  2. Division of Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Jessica Carpenter & Steven Weinstein

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Robert Keating

  4. Division of Neuroradiology, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Gilbert Vezina

  5. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    John Berger & Michael J. Bell

  6. Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA

    Michael J. Bell

  7. Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Jessica Carpenter, Robert Keating, Steven Weinstein, Gilbert Vezina, John Berger & Michael J. Bell

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Carpenter, J., Keating, R., Weinstein, S. et al. Cerebral Hemorrhage and Vasospasm in a Child with Congenital Heart Disease. Neurocrit Care 8, 276–279 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-007-9005-3

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