Spontaneous complete regression of cerebral arteriovenous malformation.
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چکیده
A 55 year-old man started with headaches in 2005. He underwent MRI that showed left frontal arteriovenous malformations (AVM) without evidence of hemorrhage. An arteriography revealed AVM supplied by the left anterior cerebral artery (Figures 1A and 1B). In 2010 the patient had an episode of cerebral hemorrhage confirmed with CT and MRI (Figures 2A, 2B and 2C). Referred to our service for treatment in 2012, when he was made a new arteriography that revealed complete spontaneous regression of the AVM (Figure 3). Complete spontaneous regression of the AVM is extremely rare, with only few cases in literature and an estimated prevalence of 0.8 to 1.3%.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 72 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014