Introduction: Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)arising
deep in the basal ganglia and thalamus encompass a very small fraction of total
cerebral AVMs and are rarely encountered in neurosurgery. The rate of rupture
of these AVMs is very uncommon making our case more thought-provoking. Case
presentation: We present a case of 8-year-old boy with 3 days’ history of
an intermittent headache with nausea and vomiting. Computer tomographic
angiography (CTA) confirmed right basal ganglia and dorsal thalamic hematoma
with numerous tortuous blood vessels around the hematoma. Conclusion: We successfully
treated this child with ruptured deep seated cerebral AVMs using Onyx
embolization with no further neurological deficits.
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