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Thalamic arteriovenous malformation fed by the artery of Percheron originating from the contralateral posterior cerebral artery in a child

Authors :
Hiroaki Motegi
Hideaki Shiraishi
Shunsuke Terasaka
Kiyohiro Houkin
Source :
Child's Nervous System. 30:1313-1315
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.

Abstract

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. 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. 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. 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.

Details

ISSN :
14330350 and 02567040
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Child's Nervous System
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....326f32cb172854545b882ec3e284056b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-013-2343-x