J Korean Child Neurol Soc.  2001 Oct;9(2):398-401.

A Case of Status Epilepticus Caused by a Venous Angioma of Brain

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chung Buk National University, Chungju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chung Buk National University, Chungju, Korea.

Abstract

Venous malformations has been shown to be the most common intracranial vascular malformation autopsy and clinical series. Cerebral venous malformation is associated with different frequnecies of epileptic seizures. Only in about 25% of cases are venous malformation diagnosed because of the occurrence of epileptic seizures. We report a case of 4 year-old female patient with status epilepticus caused by venous angioma in the right temporal lobe of the brain.

Keyword

Status epilepticus; Venous angioma

MeSH Terms

Autopsy
Brain*
Child, Preschool
Epilepsy
Female
Hemangioma*
Humans
Status Epilepticus*
Temporal Lobe
Vascular Malformations
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