Benign intracranial hypertension associated with arteriovenous malformation.
This is a report of a 9-year-old female with a clinical presentation of benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) who was found to have an unruptured pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with a significant fistula. The AVM was completely embolized using a recently developed liquid embolic system, Onyx, after which gradual clinical improvement followed. A few cases of BIH associated with AVM have been described in adults and adolescents. Possible causal relation is discussed.
Vorstman
E B A
EB
Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, UK. e.vorstman@virgin.net
Niemann
D B
DB
Molyneux
A J
AJ
Pike
M G
MG
D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging