Yonsei Med J.  2003 Dec;44(6):1101-1105. 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.1101.

Homonymous Hemianopia after Embolization of an Aneurysm-associated AVM Supplied by the Anterior Choroidal Artery

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  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dikim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

The primary objective for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain is to reduce the risk of hemorrhage. The risk of hemorrhage is known to increase with the presence of an aneurysm associated with AVM. The purpose of this report is to describe the development of visual complications after the embolization of a hemorrhagic anterior choroidal artery feeding AVM with an associated aneurysm and to describe the possible causes.

Keyword

Intracranial arteriovenous malformations; embolization; therapeutic; cerebral infarction

MeSH Terms

Adult
Arteries
Choroid/*blood supply
Embolization, Therapeutic/*adverse effects
Hemianopsia/*etiology
Human
Intracranial Aneurysm/*complications
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations/*complications/*therapy
Male
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