title: Thalamic arteriovenous malformation fed by the artery of Percheron originating from the contralateral posterior cerebral artery in a child.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Artery of Percheron (AOP) is a rare variant of thalamoperforating artery with a single common trunk feeding both thalami and with or without contribution to the rostral midbrain. We report the first case of thalamic arteriovenous malformation (AVM) fed by AOP with hemorrhagic onset.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 12-month-old girl suddenly weakened and developed coma. Left thalamic hemorrhage was detected with the third and both lateral ventricles' hematoma. Thalamic AVM was discovered to be fed by an AOP originating from the contralateral posterior cerebral artery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Endovascular embolization of AVM was impossible due to a risk of bilateral thalamic infarction and anatomical inaccessibility. Thalamic AVM was removed by high superior parietal approach without new neurological symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The first case of thalamic AVM fed by AOP originating from the contralateral posterior cerebral artery is reported. Surgical removal of AVM would be at the heart of treatment in order to avoid bilateral thalamic infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15 West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motegi
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terasaka
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Houkin
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology