Unusual posterior fossa dural arteriovenous malformation in a neonate: case report

Neurosurgery. 1986 Dec;19(6):1021-4. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198612000-00020.

Abstract

We report the case of an infant born with an unusual posterior fossa dural arteriovenous malformation that was supplied by the entire intracranial circulation. The lesion caused hydrocephalus and congestive heart failure that led to the infant's death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Dura Mater / blood supply*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / pathology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / pathology*
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / pathology
  • Male