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DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT
BACKGROUND: Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM) are a cause of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and seizures especially in young patients. ICH due to BAVMs seem to have relatively better neurologic outcomes compared to other causes of spontaneous ICH as patients often recover fully. In this repo...
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Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital, Ibadan
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8935678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35330890 |
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author | Makanjuola, A.I. Bolaji, P. Onyejelam, C. Ogbole, G.I. Akinyemi, R.O. |
author_facet | Makanjuola, A.I. Bolaji, P. Onyejelam, C. Ogbole, G.I. Akinyemi, R.O. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM) are a cause of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and seizures especially in young patients. ICH due to BAVMs seem to have relatively better neurologic outcomes compared to other causes of spontaneous ICH as patients often recover fully. In this report we highlight a case of delayed diagnosis of BAVM in a young man who presented with seizures and stroke. CASE SUMMARY: A 36-year-old man was referred on account of focal, secondarily generalized tonic clonic convulsions. He had suffered a right ICH 3 years before the index presentation. His general physical and neurologic examination were normal. Electroencephalography revealed right sided focal epileptiform discharges and brain MRI revealed a right parieto-occipital AVM. The seizures were controlled with carbamazepine and he was referred for neurosurgical evaluation. CONCLUSION: BAVMs are an important cause of intracerebral haemorrhage and attendant neurologic morbidity especially in young individuals. Neuroimaging plays a central role in BAVM diagnosis and MRI is of great value where facilities and expertise for conventional angiography do not exist. In some instances, delayed presentation of BAVM cases may be due to relatively better neurologic outcomes in BAVM-related ICH. |
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spelling | pubmed-89356782022-03-23 DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT Makanjuola, A.I. Bolaji, P. Onyejelam, C. Ogbole, G.I. Akinyemi, R.O. Ann Ib Postgrad Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM) are a cause of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) and seizures especially in young patients. ICH due to BAVMs seem to have relatively better neurologic outcomes compared to other causes of spontaneous ICH as patients often recover fully. In this report we highlight a case of delayed diagnosis of BAVM in a young man who presented with seizures and stroke. CASE SUMMARY: A 36-year-old man was referred on account of focal, secondarily generalized tonic clonic convulsions. He had suffered a right ICH 3 years before the index presentation. His general physical and neurologic examination were normal. Electroencephalography revealed right sided focal epileptiform discharges and brain MRI revealed a right parieto-occipital AVM. The seizures were controlled with carbamazepine and he was referred for neurosurgical evaluation. CONCLUSION: BAVMs are an important cause of intracerebral haemorrhage and attendant neurologic morbidity especially in young individuals. Neuroimaging plays a central role in BAVM diagnosis and MRI is of great value where facilities and expertise for conventional angiography do not exist. In some instances, delayed presentation of BAVM cases may be due to relatively better neurologic outcomes in BAVM-related ICH. Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital, Ibadan 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8935678/ /pubmed/35330890 Text en © Association of Resident Doctors, UCH, Ibadan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Makanjuola, A.I. Bolaji, P. Onyejelam, C. Ogbole, G.I. Akinyemi, R.O. DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title | DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title_full | DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title_fullStr | DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title_full_unstemmed | DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title_short | DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF AVM PRESENTING WITH STROKE AND SEIZURES IN A YOUNG NIGERIAN: A CASE REPORT |
title_sort | delayed diagnosis of avm presenting with stroke and seizures in a young nigerian: a case report |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8935678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35330890 |
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