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Aorta coarctation presenting with intracranial aneurysm rupture
Author(s) -
Hüdaoğlu Orkide,
Kurul Semra,
Cakmakcı Handan,
Men Süleyman,
Yiş Uluç,
Dirik Eray
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00903.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coarctation of the aorta , aneurysm , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , aorta , vascular disease , population , heart disease , cardiology , environmental health
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.