Super giant globoid intracranial aneurysm in an infant

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Abstract
The incidence of intracranial aneurysms in infancy is less than 1%. Intracranial arterial aneurysms are very rare in patients under 1 yr of age. This 6 mo. old baby girl presented with progressive macrocephaly and anemia. Computerized tomography and cerebral angiography demonstrated a giant globoid aneurysm, 8 .times. 9 cm in size, arising from an anomalous posterior cerebral artery. The aneurysm was successfully clipped and excised in 2 stages. The child made an uneventful recovery. The congenital nature of the aneurysm is discussed, and the literature concerning intracranial aneurysms in patients under 1 yr of age is reviewed.