Tentorial arteriovenous malformation presenting as an intracerebral hematoma. Case report.
A case of tentorial arteriovenous aneurysm is reported in a 54-year-old man. This malformation, fed by branches of the external carotid artery, was drained exclusively by a parieto-occipital cortical vein. The rupture of this vein was responsible for the presenting intracerebral hematoma.
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography