Neonatal giant pial arteriovenous malformation: genesis or rapid enlargement in the third trimester

J Neurointerv Surg. 2009 Dec;1(2):151-3. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2009.000299. Epub 2009 Oct 23.

Abstract

A neonate with congestive heart failure at birth due to a nearly holohemispheric pial arteriovenous malformation is described. This occurred despite a normal second trimester prenatal sonogram. Successful treatment of heart failure was achieved by embolization alone. This case demonstrates that hemodynamically significant lesions may arise later or enlarge more rapidly in utero than previously thought.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / therapy*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy*
  • Male
  • Pia Mater / blood supply*
  • Pia Mater / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal