An intracranial arteriovenous malformation and palatal myoclonus related to pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare hereditary disorder of elastic tissue with central nervous system manifestations due to occlusive vascular disease and aneurysm formation. Here we report the first recorded case of an intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. The AVM, which was located in the pons, also had an unusual manifestation, namely palatal myoclonus.
Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
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JB
Chalk
M C
MC
Patterson
M P
MP
Pender
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010156:Palatal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed