NYMC Faculty Publications
Symptomatic de Novo Arteriovenous Malformation in an Adult: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.4103/2152-7806.142796
Journal Title
Surgical Neurology International
First Page
148
Last Page
148
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Department
Neurosurgery
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been long thought to be a congenital anomaly of vasculogenesis in which arteries and veins form direct connections forming a vascular nidus without an intervening capillary bed or neural tissue. Scattered case reports have described that AVMs may form de novo suggesting they can become an acquired lesion.
CASE DESCRIPTION: The current case report describes a patient who presented with new-onset seizures with an initial negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and subsequently developed an AVM on a MRI 9 years later.
CONCLUSION: This case joins a small, but growing body of literature that challenges the notion that all AVMs are congenital.
Recommended Citation
Neil, J. A., Li, D., Stiefel, M. F., & Hu, Y. C. (2014). Symptomatic de Novo Arteriovenous Malformation in an Adult: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Surgical Neurology International, 5, 148-148. https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.142796
