A case of complex arteriovenous malformation with skull destruction presented in sixth decade of life
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Stevo Lukic • Mirjana Spasic • Zoran Peric • Dejan Savic • Slobodan Vojinovic • Dragan Stojanov • Srdjan Ljubisavljevic´
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Intracranial AVMs are typically diagnosed before the patient has reached the age of 40 years, and a few cases have been reported of AVM with skull destruction. We described a rare case of a complex cerebral AVM with skull destruction, presented de novo in 52-yearold woman with epileptic seizures. Neuroimaging investigations revealed complex AVM in right hemisphere as well as extracranially, with signs of skull destructions, likely caused by significant involvement of feeders from external carotid artery. Neurosurgery treatment was not recommended due to morphological characteristics and drainage patterns of the AVM. EEG investigation showed discrete specific activity in correspondent area and pharmacology treatment for seizures was initiated. One year after the initial presentation patient had survived rebleeding episode witch left permanent neurology deficit. This patient considered as a rare case of complex AVM with skull destruction, presented de novo in sixth decade of life.
Neurol Sci (2011) 32:479–482 DOI 10.1007/s10072-010-0472-5 Received: 25 January 2010 / Accepted: 20 December 2010 / Published online: 14 January 2011
