ABSTRACT
During the past 17 years, 7 children have been treated at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) for traumatic intracranial aneurysms. These patients presented with subarachnoid or intraparenchymal hemorrhage (5 cases), growing fracture (1 case), and behavioral change (1 case). All patients were managed with surgery, and no patient died or was made neurologically worse as a result of such management. The existence of a traumatic aneurysm should be considered when new neurological symptoms develop in a patient with a history of head injury.
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Aneurysm, False/surgery , Brain Injuries/surgery , Intracranial Aneurysm/surgery , Adolescent , Aneurysm, False/diagnosis , Brain Injuries/diagnosis , Cerebral Angiography , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Cerebral Hemorrhage/surgery , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant , Intracranial Aneurysm/diagnosis , Male , Neurologic Examination , Postoperative Complications/diagnosis , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/surgeryABSTRACT
An interesting case of benign nasal polyposis with intracranial extension and subsequent abscess formation is described. Its diagnosis and treatment are presented and the pathology is demonstrated. The literature related to this rare disease process is discussed in detail.
