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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Pediatric intracranial calcified arteriovenous malformation: A case report.

Fatima Mustansir, Meher Angez, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saira Fatima, Syed Ather Enam

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatima MustansirMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Meher AngezMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Mohammad Hamza BajwaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Saira FatimaDepartment of Histopathology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Ather EnamDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are intracranial lesions that consist of a complex tangle of abnormal blood vessels. They can occasionally become hard and calcified. This may render these lesions difficult to resect and lead to neurological complications. There are very few reported cases of calcified brain AVMs in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of an 11-year-old patient who presented with headaches and seizures exacerbated in the past 3 months. Preoperative imaging confirmed a large, right parasagittal AVM, with significant internal calcifications seen on the computed tomography angiogram. We performed a successful microsurgical resection of the calcified AVM and confirmed the diagnosis on histopathological analysis.

conclusionDense internal calcifications within AVMs are a clinical rarity and can be challenging cases for microsurgical resection.

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AneurysmArteriovenous malformationCalcified arteriovenous malformationCerebrovascular

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PMID35127228
PMCPMC8813607
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