ISSN:
1432-1971
Keywords:
Congestive heart failure
;
Intracranial arteriovenous malformations
;
Neonates
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Newborns with intracranial arteriovenous malformations and congestive heart failure have an extremely poor prognosis. This report describes two infants with intracranial arteriovenous malformations and severe congestive heart failure successfully treated in the newborn period with endovascular embolization. Both infants had immediate improvement in symptoms and both had second embolization procedures performed. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting was necessary in both children because of progressive hydrocephalus. At follow-up of more than 4 years, neither patient has any sign of congestive heart failure, and one is developmentally normal.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00796988
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