Abstract
Large dural arteriovenous malformations (DAVMs) accompanied by cardiac failure usually carry a poor prognosis with a high risk of morbidity and death. The authors report on the case of a male neonate with a massive DAVM who presented at birth with macrocephaly and high-output cardiac failure. The child initially underwent treatment with surgical clipping of the large main feeding artery. Hydrocephalus, thought to be due to venous hypertension, developed when the boy was 8 months old. The condition resolved after interventional embolization treatment. The patient did not require placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. At 21 months of age, the child had near normal development without any focal neurological deficits.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-109 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Arteriovenous fistula
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Cardiac failure
- Developmental outcome
- Dural arteriovenous malformation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Clinical Neurology