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Spontaneous Regression Of An Extra- And Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Case Report

Hansen & Sogaard, 1976Other/Unknown

Journal of Neurosurgery 45(3): Sept 1976; 338-341

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Abstract

The authors report a case in which an arteriovenous aneurysm located partly extracranially and partly in the posterior cranial fossa disappeared within 15 months without bleeding episodes or surgical intervention. The patient’s clinical symptoms, headache, and cranial bruit disappeared completely over the same period. (Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)

Case Details

Clinical Characteristics

The patient’s clinical symptoms, headache, and cranial bruit

Remission Characteristics

Disappeared within 15 months without bleeding episodes or surgical intervention

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

No surgical intervention

Additional Notes

(Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)