Aorta coarctation presenting with intracranial aneurysm rupture

Authors: Hüdaoğlu, Orkide; Kurul, Semra¹; Cakmakcı, Handan²; Men, Süleyman³; Yiş, Uluç¹; Dirik, Eray¹

Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 42, Number 7, July/August 2006 , pp. 477-479(3)

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Abstract:

Most vascular diseases have a tendency to affect both heart and the brain. Intracranial aneurysms are more often found in patients with aorta coarctation than in general population, and aneurysm rupture occurs much earlier in these patients. Here, we report a case of aorta coarctation which was diagnosed with its cerebrovascular complications. Before presenting with cerebrovascular complications, the disease can easily be diagnosed with physical examination and non-invasive radiological investigations like echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Keywords: aorta coarctation; intracranial aneurysm; subarachnoid haemorrhage

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00903.x

Affiliations: 1: Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, 2: Pediatric Radiology and 3: Neuroradiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey

Publication date: 2006-07-01