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Case Reports
. 1999 Mar;90(3):575-9.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.3.0575.

Resolution of central pain after embolization of an arteriovenous malformation. Case report

T Fukuhara  1 , G M McKhann 2nd, P Santiago, J M Eskridge, J D Loeser, H R Winn
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Resolution of central pain after embolization of an arteriovenous malformation. Case report

T Fukuhara et al. J Neurosurg. 1999 Mar.

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.

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  • Resolution of central pain.
    Canavero S, Bonicalzi V. Canavero S, et al. J Neurosurg. 1999 Oct;91(4):715-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.4.0715. J Neurosurg. 1999. PMID: 10507401 No abstract available.

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