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- Title
An acquired cerebral arteriovenous malformation after brain abscess treatment: case report and a review of the literature.
- Authors
Park, Hangeul; Koh, Eun Jung; Lee, Eun Jung; Cheon, Jung-Eun; Kim, Seung-Ki
- Abstract
A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital and static disease. However, there are increasing reports of acquired AVMs. The pathophysiology of an acquired AVM has not been fully elucidated but the suggested pathophysiology is a combination of genetic abnormalities and inflammatory cytokines caused by previous brain insults. We report a patient who developed an acquired AVM after the treatment for a brain abscess. She underwent Gamma Knife surgery to treat the acquired AVM. It is necessary to understand the characteristics of acquired AVMs and to further research acquired AVMs.
- Subjects
BRAIN abscess; CEREBRAL arteriovenous malformations; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2021, Vol 37, Issue 9, p2923
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-021-05050-w