Resolving obstructive hydrocephalus from AVM.
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.
Inamura
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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
Kawamura
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Inoha
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Nakamizo
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Fukui
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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