title: [Arteriovenous malformation as a cause of intracerebral haemorrhage in a 13 year-old girl].
abstract: Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhages in children are rare. The leading cause of spontaneous bleeding is a rupture of arteriovenous malformations (AVM). This case study presents a 13 year-old girl with headache and slightly altered mental status due to bleeding from an unknown cerebral AVM. Although the initial symptoms may be non-specific it is a disease, which results in a significant mortality. A physician should keep the diagnosis in mind even though the incidence in children is very low.
authors.affiliation: Børneafdelingen, Sygehus Vendsyssel, Hjørring, Halvorsmindevej 5, 9800 Hjørring, Denmark. lc-joergensen@stofanet.dk
authors.forename: Lone Christina
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Longin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed