Massive Arteriovenous Malformation with Stroke-Like Presentation

We report of a 75-year-old patient with stroke-like presentation, where cerebral imaging led to the diagnosis of a massive arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the whole left hemisphere. We suggest considering AVM as a differential diagnosis in patients with symptoms of acute stroke despite age and,...

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Autores principales: Bürki, Mathias, Kappeler, Liliane, Bühler, Robert, Springe, Dirk, Ebnöther, Lukas, Delgado, Marcos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30627099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000494466
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Sumario:We report of a 75-year-old patient with stroke-like presentation, where cerebral imaging led to the diagnosis of a massive arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the whole left hemisphere. We suggest considering AVM as a differential diagnosis in patients with symptoms of acute stroke despite age and, in the absence of contraindications, in this setting to obtain MRI or CT angiography of the brain.

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