Abstract
A case of tentorial arteriovenous aneurysm is reported in a 54-year-old man. This malformation, fed by branches of the external carotid artery, was drained exclusively by a parieto-occipital cortical vein. The rupture of this vein was responsible for the presenting intracerebral hematoma.
MeSH terms
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Arteriovenous Fistula
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Carotid Arteries / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebellum / pathology*
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Cerebral Hemorrhage*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dura Mater / blood supply
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Hematoma / diagnosis*
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Humans
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / physiopathology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Radiography