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Case Reports
. 2003 May;24(5):990-1.

Coil embolization of an aneurysm associated with an infraoptic anterior cerebral artery in a child

Sultan Al-Qahtani  1 , Donatella Tampieri, Rolland Brassard, Denis Sirhan, Denis Mellanson
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Coil embolization of an aneurysm associated with an infraoptic anterior cerebral artery in a child

Sultan Al-Qahtani et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 May.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a ruptured aneurysm from an infraoptic anterior cerebral artery in an 11-year-old child. To our knowledge, this is the second such case treated with Guglielmi detachable coils in the pediatric population that has been described in the literature, excluding that of a vein of Galen aneurysm that resulted in remarkable recovery. We conclude that the endovascular technique is a feasible treatment option for children with ruptured cerebral aneurysms, especially when more complex vascular anomalies are present.

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Fig 1.
Right oblique ICA angiogram depicting the infraoptic ACA and associated aneurysm.
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Fig 2.
Frontal right ICA angiogram showing complete occlusion of the aneurysm and the infraoptic ACA. Note that the distal M1 segment of the right middle cerebral artery is occluded because of an acute thrombus (arrow).
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Fig 3.
Right ICA angiogram, demonstrating normal anterior cerebral circulation and complete obliteration of the aneurysm and the infraoptic ACA.
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