title: [Arteriovenous malformations of the cervical spinal cord].
abstract: Arterio-venous malformations (AVM) of the CNS are considered uncommon lesions in childhood, but is a main cause for subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) of children. We report a case of a 14-year-old girl with an AVM localized in the cervical spine: after an acute event with SAH she shows the clinical features of a cervical myelopathy-syndrome. MRI and selective angiography show an AVM, originating from the right vertebral artery. Patients with AVM have a higher incidence of recurrent bleeding with SAH, hematomyelia or infarction and even cord compression. This grave sequel makes it necessary to treat AVM e.g. with embolization.
authors.affiliation: Kinderklinik der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sträter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurlemann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuierer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lasjaunias
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Palm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging