Spontaneous thrombosis of a basilar artery traumatic aneurysm in a child

Traumatic aneurysms are fare and occur most commonly in young adults; however, the relative frequency in the pediatr ic population is high, owing to the low prevalence of congenital saccular aneurysms children, Traumatic aneurysms typically involve the anterior circulation, and spontaneous thrombosis is uncommon; hence, surgery is usually necessary. Wa present a case of a posttraumatic aneurysm in a child that occurred after a fall from a large height and that spontaneously thrombosed.