Some observations on clinical and paraclinical characteristics of malformation of cerebral vessel in children
- Author:
Le Van Thinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cerebral vessel
- MeSH:
Child;
Pupil Disorders;
Nervous System Malformations
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;439(1):46-47
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In Bach Mai Hospital from May 1998 to June 2002, 23 children aged 10-15 (15 girls and 8 boys) with malformation of brain vessel were diagnosed definitely. Most of under 11-year-old children have swelling vessel, 30.4% of above 11-year-old children have AVM malformation - 52.1%. The main manifestations of brain vessel malformation are hemorrhage of brain lobe 65.2%, subarachroid hemorrhage 39.1%, brain ischemia 30.4%, epilepxy or epileptic conditions 21.7%, head pain of migraine type 17.4%. Unilateral palsy of III nerve is specific sign for diagnosis of swelling of prosterior communicating artery with a rate of 8.7%. Dysphasia is temporary, while the visual dysfunction is more persistent
