Spontaneous regression of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 428-431

  Kar, Ming Leung ^a   Agid, Ronit ^b   Terbrugge, Karel ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia; Osler Weber Rendu syndrome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 33845635747     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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