J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1990 Sep;19(8-9):1236-1242.

Angiographically Occult Vascular Malformations of the Brain: Report of Three Cases

• Whang HS
• Lee JI
• Koh YC
• Oh SM
• Choi SK
• Kang SK

Abstract

The authors experience 3 cases of angiographically occult vascular malformation(AVOM) of the brain during the last 3 months in 1990. All cases were diagnosis of either operative or pathological finding and were associated with intracerebral hemorrhage. The authors recommend that surgery should be considered even to those angiographically negative intracerebral hemorrhage cases, once clinical features are highly suggestive of AOVM. Surgery can be an effective and define therapy for these entities, which are prone to cause recurrent hemorrhage and persistent neural deficits.

Keyword

Angiographically occult vascular malformation(AOVM); Intracerebral hemorrhage; Brain CT; MRI

MeSH Terms

Brain*
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Diagnosis
Hemorrhage
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Vascular Malformations*