[Benign pulsatile cranial bruit in children. Apropos of 6 cases].
The authors report a series of 6 patients aged 8-25 months, without any intracranial vascular pathology, presenting with an objective intracranial bruit associated with visible veins in the naso-orbital region. These bruits, frequent in children between 4 months and 5 years, become rare when patients grow older and disappear in adulthood. Naso-orbital veins are frequently normally detected until the age of 3 years. An intracranial bruit and visible facial veins may be clinical signs indicative of an underlying intracranial vascular malformation (IVM). Enhanced CT scanning should be performed when these two symptoms are associated. If the scan is abnormal, a selective angiography should be performed.
Pruvost
P
P
Unité de Radiologie Vasculaire Diagnostique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Lasjaunias
P
P
Rodesch
G
G
Pariente
D
D
Bedbeder
P
P
Jomain
M
M
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology
Souffle pulsatile crânien bénin chez l'enfant. A propos de 6 cas.