title: Resolving obstructive hydrocephalus from AVM.
abstract: Obstructive hydrocephalus with deterioration of consciousness from a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM) requires urgent decompression, but also vigilance during the preoperative stage in case of rare spontaneous resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan. taka@ns.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inoha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakamizo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed