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Resolution of central pain after embolization of an arteriovenous malformation. Case report
T Fukuhara1, G M McKhann, P Santiago
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|March 6, 1999
Abstract:
The authors describe a patient with right-sided central pain resulting from a left parietal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The AVM was treated with staged embolization and stereotactic radiosurgery, and its obliteration was documented on follow-up angiographic studies. Surprisingly, the patient noted complete resolution of her pain syndrome after embolization, which is an extremely rare result. Central pain and its proposed mechanisms are discussed.