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Emorragia intraventricolare da malformazione artero-venosa
del plesso coroideo in paziente di 13 anni con cefalea

Intraventricular haemorrhage related to arterio-venous malformation of the choroid plexus in a 13-year-old male with headache

Eleonora Adriana Di Maio1, Manuela Pagano1, Luana Mastrodicasa1, Roberta Pimazzoni1, Francesca Bisanti2, Vincenzo Tartaglia2, Aldo Cataldi2, Paola Peretta3, Adalberto Brach del Prever1
1SC Pediatria, 2SC Radiodiagnostica, Presidio Ospedaliero Riunito Cirič - Lanzo (Torino)
3SC Neurochirurgia, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita - Cittā della Salute e della Scienza, Torino

Novembre 2013

Abstract
The article reports the case of a 13 year-old male presenting to the Emergency Unit with nausea, vomiting and sudden headache. He had no focal neurological deficits and basic laboratory tests were normal. The basal computerized tomography evidenced an elongated intraventricular hyperdense lesion and the findings suggested a choroid plexus papilloma or bleeding. Cerebral angiography diagnosed an arterio-venous malformation of the choroid plexus, with haemorrhage in the posterior horn of the left lateral cerebral ventricle, which was treated specifically. Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhages are rare in paediatric age and the leading cause is a rupture of arterio-venous malformations. The main symptom is headache, which is common in children, thus an accurate diagnostic evaluation is required.
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Parole chiave
Cefalea Malformazione artero-venosa
Suggerite dall'AI
Arteriovenous malformation
Classificazione MeSH
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities Cardiovascular Abnormalities Vascular Malformations Arteriovenous Malformations (10)
Nervous System Central Nervous System Brain Cerebral Ventricles (3)
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Neurologic Manifestations Pain Headache (60)
Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Brain Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Intracranial Hemorrhages (15)
Diagnosis Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Diagnostic Imaging Photography Image Enhancement Radiographic Image Enhancement
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