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Spontaneous Regression Of Posterior Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Malformation

Endo et al., 1979Other/Unknown

Journal of Neurosurgery 51(5): Nov 1979; 715-717

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Abstract

The authors report a case of infratentorial arteriovenous malformation that regressed spontaneously within 25 months without bleeding episodes or surgical intervention. The patient’s clinical symptoms, left-sided tinnitus, cranial bruit, and right homonymous hemianopsia disappeared completely over the same period. (Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)

Case Details

Clinical Characteristics

Left-sided tinnitus, cranial bruit, and right homonymous hemianopsia

Remission Characteristics

Regressed spontaneously within 25 months without bleeding episodes or surgical intervention

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

No surgical intervention

Additional Notes

The patient’s clinical symptoms disappeared completely over the same period. (Permission to reproduce case report denied by publisher.)