Pediatric anterior choroidal artery aneurysm successfully coiled after re-rupture

Neuroradiol J. 2024 Oct;37(5):649-650. doi: 10.1177/19714009231212365. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Abstract

Pediatric cerebral aneurysms are rare, and pediatric anterior choroidal artery aneurysms are very rarely reported. A 14-month-old male with no personal or family history of connective tissue disorders or Moyamoya disease presented with a right temporal intracerebral hemorrhage with intraventricular extension. CTA was negative for vascular pathology, but digital subtraction angiography revealed an anterior choroidal artery aneurysm that was successfully coiled. This case underscores the importance of performing digital subtraction angiography in children presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage concerning for vascular pathology even if non-invasive vascular imaging is negative.

Keywords: Intracranial aneurysm; brain vascular; brain vascular disorder; digital subtraction angiography; malformation; therapeutic embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / surgery
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Male