PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Loevner, L A
AU  - Ting, T Y
AU  - Hurst, R W
AU  - Goldberg, H I
AU  - Schut, L
TI  - Spontaneous thrombosis of a basilar artery traumatic aneurysm in a child.
DP  - 1998 Feb 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 386--388
VI  - 19
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/2/386.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/2/386.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1998 Feb 01; 19
AB  - Traumatic aneurysms are rare and occur most commonly in young adults; however, the relative frequency in the pediatric population is high, owing to the low prevalence of congenital saccular aneurysms in children. Traumatic aneurysms typically involve the anterior circulation, and spontaneous thrombosis is uncommon; hence, surgery is usually necessary. We present a case of a posttraumatic aneurysm in a child that occurred after a fall from a large height and that spontaneously thrombosed.