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- Title
Thalamic arteriovenous malformation fed by the artery of Percheron originating from the contralateral posterior cerebral artery in a child.
- Authors
Motegi, Hiroaki; Terasaka, Shunsuke; Shiraishi, Hideaki; Houkin, Kiyohiro
- Abstract
Purpose: 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. Conclusion: 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.
- Subjects
CEREBRAL arteriovenous malformations; BRAIN blood-vessels; MESENCEPHALON; CEREBRAL ventricles; CEREBRAL arteries
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1313
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-013-2343-x