Elixena López*, Gretel Victoria Pérez Abal and Víctor Manuel Pérez Blanco

Ramón Estrada Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, La Habana, Cuba

*Corresponding Author: KaElixena López, Ramón Estrada Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, La Habana, Cuba.

Received: January 27, 2026; Published: July 27, 2026

Abstract

Introduction: Roberts syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, limb and craniofacial abnormalities, intellectual disability, associated with diseases such as heart disease and polycystic kidneys. In the international and national literature, there is little evidence related to the presentation of Roberts syndrome and vascular malformations such as intracranial aneurysms. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage of aneurysmal origin is a rare clinical entity. Presentation in paediatric age is unusual; where intracranial aneurysms represent less than 5% of all cases and only about 5% of intraparenchymal hemorrhages have an underlying aneurysm.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 17-year-old patient diagnosed with Roberts syndrome and imaging studies showing multiple intracranial aneurysms; whose clinical debut was due to an intraparenchymal hemorrhage.

Objective: To describe the clinical presentation and management of intracranial aneurysms in a paediatric patient with Roberts Syndrome.

Conclusions: The association of Roberts syndrome with intracranial aneurysms is rare; the present case being relevant due to the unusual nature of its clinical presentation and the challenge imposed by its neurosurgical management.

Keywords: Roberts Syndrome; Intracranial Aneurysm; Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

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Citation

Citation: Elixena López., et al. “Roberts Syndrome Presenting with Aneurysmal Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage". Acta Scientific Neurology 9.8 (2026): 01-07.

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