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Spontaneous Disappearance Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Angioma; Case Report

Conforti, P. 1971Other/Unknown

Journal of Neurosurgery 34(3): March 1971; 432-434

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Abstract

The author reports the case of a 37-year-old woman in which a cerebral arteriovenous malformation disappeared completely and spontaneously within 3 years. Comparable cases from the literature are cited. The disappearance of the malformation may have been due to hemorrhagic episodes and the resulting thromboses. (Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)

Case Details

Personal Characteristics

37-year-old woman

Clinical Characteristics

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation disappeared completely and spontaneously within 3 years

Remission Characteristics

Disappeared completely and spontaneously within 3 years

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

The disappearance of the malformation may have been due to hemorrhagic episodes and the resulting thromboses

Additional Notes

(Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)