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A case presenting with focal seizure, and with CT scan and histological evidence of arteriovenous malformation, but with a normal angiogram, is described. Relevant literature is reviewed, a caution is added in assuming total excision of an AVM based on postoperative angiography findings.
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Patil, A.A. Angiographically occult arteriovenous malformation of the brain. Acta neurochir 58, 99–104 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401687
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