Identification of an arteriovenous fistula in a child. Case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
A 6-year-old girl sustained a subarachnoid hemorrhage after a mild head injury and was discovered to have an arteriovenous fistula (AVF).


METHODS
The etiology of subarachnoid hemorrhage was not evident on the initial brain CT. Brain CT with CT angiography identified the lesion. The AVF was further imaged with brain MRI followed by cerebral angiography and successfully embolized.


RESULTS
The child did not suffer any neurological sequelae.
Vassilyadi
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Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cinncinati, Ohio, USA. vassilyadi@cheo.on.ca
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D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020206:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed