Ruptured AVM



Ruptured AVM


Christopher J. Karakasis



CLINICAL HISTORY

11-year-old female presenting with the worst headache of her life, which began abruptly after jumping up and cheering at a basketball game. She quickly developed left-sided weakness and numbness.






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FINDINGS

Figure 77A: Noncontrast head CT demonstrates acute hemorrhage centered in the posterolateral putamen and external capsule. Note also the subtle area of subtle hyperdensity just posterior to the hemorrhage. Figure 77B: Axial T2WI demonstrates a cluster of hypointense flow voids in this area (arrow) posterior to the hematoma. Figure 77C: Axial source image from a 3D-TOF MRA demonstrates punctate and serpiginous flow-related enhancement in the area posterior to the hematoma, suggesting arterial flow. Figure 77D: Lateral projection from cerebral angiography with injection of the right internal carotid artery demonstrates a tangle of abnormal vessels supplied by perforators from the right middle cerebral artery and anterior choroidal artery, as well as early filling of the straight sinus (arrowheads).

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Jun 30, 2016 | Posted by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY | Comments Off on Ruptured AVM

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