title: Dural arteriovenous malformation in the anterior cranial fossa: report of a case.
abstract: We present an unusual case involving intracranial arteriovenous malformations in the anterior cranial fossa located symmetrically on both sides. A mixed pial and dural arteriovenous malformation, the nidus of which was localized in the brain parenchyma, was found on the right side and a pure dural arteriovenous malformation on the left side. Our case is felt to support the hypothesis of a congenital origin for dural arteriovenous malformation in the anterior cranial fossa, because the dural arteriovenous malformation coexisted with the mixed pial and dural arteriovenous malformation, which can be attributed to a disturbance of normal embryonic development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yonekawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013355:Subdural Space