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Delayed Appearance of Radiologically Occult Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation : A Case Report and Literature Review

  • Hangeul Park (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Hyun-Seung Kang (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Won-Sang Cho (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.07.13
  • Accepted : 2022.09.06
  • Published : 2023.03.01
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Abstract

It is critical to identify the ruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) for secondary prevention. However, there are rare cases unidentified on the radiological evaluation. We report on a patient with the delayed appearance of radiologically occult AVM as a probable cause of the previous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). An 18-year-old male patient presented with a right temporal ICH. The preoperative radiological examination did not reveal any causative lesions. Because of the intraoperative findings suggesting an AVM, however, only hematoma was evacuated. Disappointedly, there were no abnormal findings on postoperative and follow-up radiographic examinations. Eleven years later, the patient presented with an epileptic seizure, and an AVM was identified in the right temporal lobe where ICH had occurred before. The patient underwent partial glue embolization followed by total surgical resection of the AVM and anterior temporal lobe. Based on the literature review published in the era of magnetic resonance imaging, common clinical presentation of radiologically occult AVMs included headache and seizure. Most of them were confirmed by pathologic examination after surgery. In cases of the ICH of unknown etiology in young patients, long-term follow-up should be considered.

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