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Case Reports
[Focalized multiple beam radiotherapy: an alternative in the treatment of deep cerebral arteriovenous malformations].
- E Finel, C Bourdais, B Vallée, J Régis, J M Le Fur, and L de Parscau.
- Service de pédiatrie Marfan, CHU Morvan, Brest, France.
- Arch Pediatr. 1997 Feb 1;4(2):140-3.
BackgroundCerebral arteriovenous malformations are usually treated by excision or selective embolization. Some untreatable malformations may be presently cured by radiosurgery.Case ReportA 10-year-old girl without previous illness suffered from a sudden quadriventricular hemorrhage due to arteriovenous malformation. Initially the child recovered with symptomatic treatment. Neurosurgery and arterial embolization being impossible, Gamma-Unit treatment was performed. Treatment was first well tolerated but 8 months later, left hemiparesis and language disorders occurred, due to radionecrosis. These complications were dramatically improved by corticosteroids.ConclusionGamma-Unit treatment can be successfully proposed for treating those malformations that are inaccessible to surgery or embolization.
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