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American Journal of Neuroradiology 24:1916-1918, October 2003
© 2003 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
PEDIATRICS

Blue Rubber-Bleb Nevus Syndrome: Report of a Familial Case with a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

Sílvia Carvalho^a, Vieira Barbosa^b, Nuno Santos^a and Egidio Machado^a

^a Department of Neuroradiology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
^b Department of Neurology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Address reprint requests to Sílvia Carvalho, Neuroradiology Department, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra Av. Bissaya Barreto e Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal

Summary: We report a case of a 45-year-old woman known to have a familial form of blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS). The patient developed severe occipital headaches and bilateral retroauricular bruits. Cerebral angiography showed a large dural arteriovenous fistula in the torcular region. Central nervous system involvement in BRBNS is not often reported, and most cases of BRBNS are sporadic.