A case of intracranial arteriovenous fistula in an infant with neurofibromatosis type 1

Takamichi Kubota; Hirofumi Nakai; Tatsuya Tanaka; Takahiro Maeda; Katsunobu Takano; Naoya Tsuda; Naoto Izumi; Noboru Ogata; Katsuya Goto

doi:10.1007/s00381-002-0555-6

A case of intracranial arteriovenous fistula in an infant with neurofibromatosis type 1

Childs Nerv Syst. 2002 Apr;18(3-4):166-70. doi: 10.1007/s00381-002-0555-6. Epub 2002 Feb 23.

Authors

Takamichi Kubota¹, Hirofumi Nakai, Tatsuya Tanaka, Takahiro Maeda, Katsunobu Takano, Naoya Tsuda, Naoto Izumi, Noboru Ogata, Katsuya Goto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical College, 2-1-1-1, Midorigaokahigashi, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan. blackj1@f4.dion.ne.jp

PMID: 11981628
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-002-0555-6

Abstract

Introduction: Reported cases of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with neurofibromatosis type1 (NF1) are rare.

Case report: In this paper we report the first case of intracranial AVF in an NF1 infant who developed heart failure. Endovascular treatment using coils successfully obliterated the AVF. The mechanism underlying the AVF in this case was believed to be a congenital mesenchymal abnormality of the intracranial vessels.

Discussion: The mechanism underlying the development of heart failure in this case is also discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnosis
Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy
Cardiac Output, Low / etiology
Cardiac Output, Low / therapy
Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Arteries / abnormalities*
Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications*
Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging