Summary
An unusual case of sudden subtotal occlusion of a massive AVM is reported and briefly discussed. It is the first angiographically demonstrated occurrence of this uncommon phenomena associated with middle cerebral artery thromboses.
Résumé
Les auteurs rapportent et discutent brièvement un cas inhabituel d'occlusion brutale et sub-totale d'une importante malformation artério-vaineuse. Il s'agit de la première démonstration angiographique de ce phénomène peu commun associé á des thromboses de l'artère cérébrale moyenne.
Zusammenfassung
Fall-Besprechung einer arteriovenösen Mißbildung mit spontaner Rückbildung nach thrombotischem Verschluß der A. cerebri media.
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Sukoff, M.H., Barth, B. & Moran, T. Spontaneous occlusion of a massive arteriovenous malformation—Case report. Neuroradiology 4, 121–123 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344441
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