• Arch Pediatr · Jun 2001

    Case Reports

    [Paraplegia and medullary arteriovenous malformation. Role of surgery, corticosteroids and embolization].

    • M V Vodoff, B Gilbert, F Le Breton, G Rodesch, C Laroche, J F Lagarrigue, L de Lumley, and P Lasjaunias.
    • Service de pédiatrie 1, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87042 Limoges, France.
    • Arch Pediatr. 2001 Jun 1; 8 (6): 608-10.

    Case ReportWe report the case of a nine-year-old child with a cervical medullary arteriovenous malformation (AVM), revealed by total paraplegia, whose regression started during steroid therapy, before embolization.ConclusionThe frequency of AVM's spontaneous favorable outcome is unknown but should not be underestimated. It might be improved by steroids.

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