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American Journal of Neuroradiology
DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A1255

PEDIATRICS

De Novo Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: Case Report and Literature Review

J. Stevens, J.L. Leach, T. Abruzzo and B.V. Jones

From the Department of Radiology (J.L.L., B.V.J.), Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (J.S., J.L.L., T.A.), Cincinnati, Ohio; and The Neuroscience Institute (J.L.L., T.A.), Cincinnati, Ohio.

Please address correspondence to James L. Leach, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45249; e-mail: james.leach{at}cchmc.org

SUMMARY: We describe a rare case of a de novo cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a 9-year-old girl. MR imaging at 6 years of age demonstrated band heterotopia. Follow-up MR imaging 3 years later demonstrated a new 3.5-cm AVM in the left parietol-occipital region, confirmed by conventional angiography. This report, along with limited previous reports, suggests that AVMs can be acquired lesions and that AVM development is a dynamic process extending into the postnatal period.






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