A Late Haemorrhagic Complication in an ArterioVenous Malformation Cured with Radiosurgery: Case Report

Radiosurgery is a recognized safe form of treating and usually curing arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Complications related to radiosurgery, especially late sequelae, are rare. Such sequelae may be secondary to incomplete treatment of the original lesion such as haemorrhage, or secondary to the...

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Published in:Interventional neuroradiology 2012-06, Vol.18 (2), p.149-152
Main Authors: Le Feuvre, D.E.J., Parkes, J.D., Mukheiber, P., James, R., Taylor, A.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Cerebral Angiography
Hematoma - etiology
Hematoma - surgery
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Original
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Radiosurgery
Young Adult
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Summary:Radiosurgery is a recognized safe form of treating and usually curing arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Complications related to radiosurgery, especially late sequelae, are rare. Such sequelae may be secondary to incomplete treatment of the original lesion such as haemorrhage, or secondary to the radiation damage to the tissue, or both. Sometimes treatment may induce new lesions. We report a patient who had an AVM cured with radiosurgery, but developed hemisensory loss acutely and had changes on MRI in keeping with a haematoma. We discuss the possible differential diagnosis that should be considered.
ISSN:1591-0199
2385-2011
DOI:10.1177/159101991201800204