TY - JOUR
T1 - A giant spinal arterial aneurysm in a child presenting as quadriparesis
AU - Santana-Ramírez, Adrian
AU - Farias-Serratos, Felipe
AU - Garzon-Muvdi, Tomas
AU - Quiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo
PY - 2013/8/20
Y1 - 2013/8/20
N2 - A giant spinal aneurysm from anterior spinal artery not associated with arteriovenous (AV) malformations is unusual and no such cases have been reported in children. Few cases have been described as part of AV malformation complex and coarctation of the aorta. We report a case of anterior spinal aneurysm in a 1-year-old girl causing a subarachnoid haemorrhage and a cervical cord lesion. The diagnosis was confirmed with a multislice CT angiography. A microsurgical decompression was performed and excision of aneurysm was unsuccessful but neurological deficits were improved. No further approach was accepted by the parents. The mechanism for the development of spinal isolated aneurysms is not clear; it can be related to congenital vessel abnormalities and genetic origin. The multislice CT angiography is a very useful method to demonstrate the features of this entity. Previous reports of isolated spinal aneurysm are reviewed.
AB - A giant spinal aneurysm from anterior spinal artery not associated with arteriovenous (AV) malformations is unusual and no such cases have been reported in children. Few cases have been described as part of AV malformation complex and coarctation of the aorta. We report a case of anterior spinal aneurysm in a 1-year-old girl causing a subarachnoid haemorrhage and a cervical cord lesion. The diagnosis was confirmed with a multislice CT angiography. A microsurgical decompression was performed and excision of aneurysm was unsuccessful but neurological deficits were improved. No further approach was accepted by the parents. The mechanism for the development of spinal isolated aneurysms is not clear; it can be related to congenital vessel abnormalities and genetic origin. The multislice CT angiography is a very useful method to demonstrate the features of this entity. Previous reports of isolated spinal aneurysm are reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200298
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200298
M3 - Article
C2 - 23964047
AN - SCOPUS:84885118569
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ case reports
JF - BMJ case reports
M1 - 200298
ER -