TITLE:
Successful Treatment of a Child with Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Using Onyx Embolization: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Seidu A. Richard, Saurav S. Shrestha, Changwei Zhang, Wei Fu, Ting Wang, Wu Cong, Xiaodong Xie
KEYWORDS:
AVM, Onyx Embolization, Basal Ganglia, Thalamus, Hematoma
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery,
Vol.7 No.4,
October
24,
2017
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) arising
deep in the basal ganglia and thalamus encompass a very small fraction of total
cerebral AVMs and are rarely encountered in neurosurgery. The rate of rupture
of these AVMs is very uncommon making our case more thought-provoking. Case
presentation: We present a case of 8-year-old boy with 3 days’ history of
an intermittent headache with nausea and vomiting. Computer tomographic
angiography (CTA) confirmed right basal ganglia and dorsal thalamic hematoma
with numerous tortuous blood vessels around the hematoma. Conclusion: We successfully
treated this child with ruptured deep seated cerebral AVMs using Onyx
embolization with no further neurological deficits.