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Cerebral arteriovenous fistula in the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2838360     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 12-week-old girl presented with cutaneous haemangiomata and hemihypertrophy of the chest and right upper extremity--stigmata of the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome. Screening cranial CT-scan followed by cerebral angiogram revealed what is believed to be the first reported occurrence of a cerebral arteriovenous fistula in a patient with this syndrome. Craniotomy and clip application successfully obliterated the fistula. Although rare at present, neurovascular involvement in the Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome may be found more frequently with the newer non-invasive diagnostic methods for screening these children. Such findings may strengthen the putative classification of this syndrome within the group of primary mesodermal (vascular) phakomatoses.
Authors:
N M Oyesiku; N H Gahm; R L Goldman
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental medicine and child neurology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0012-1622     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Med Child Neurol     Publication Date:  1988 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-07-29     Completed Date:  1988-07-29     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006761     Medline TA:  Dev Med Child Neurol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  245-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiomatosis / complications*
Cerebral Angiography
Female
Humans
Infant
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*,  radiography
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / complications*,  radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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