Familial Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
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Familial arteriovenous malformations of the brain--two case reports.
Familial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain is an uncommon entity. A 24-year-old female presented with sudden onset of left hemiparesis due to an AVM with a hematoma in the right frontal lobe, which was surgically removed. Her 23-year-old younger sister presented with motor aphasia and right hemiparesis due to an AVM with a hematoma in the left frontoparietal lobes, which was surgica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-21-11-6