title: Endovascular treatment of a spinal arteriovenous malformation in a 21-month-old boy.
abstract: Reports of spinal arteriovenous malformations in children are rare. This case report describes a 21-month-old boy whose first symptom was attacks of abdominal pain, followed gradually by neurological symptoms. The diagnosis was made using magnetic resonance imaging and spinal angiography, and the patient was successfully treated with embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eeg-Olofsson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Svendsen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Moström
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pellettieri
mesh_terms: D001027:Aortography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*