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Sturge-Weber syndrome associated with a large left hemispheric arteriovenous malformation

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A patient with the characteristic changes of Sturge-Weber syndrome on the right side was found to have a large arteriovenous malformation on the left side which involved the superior ophthalmic vein. This association, although previously reported, is extremely rare.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Soroka Medical Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 151, 84101, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    L. Laufer

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka Medical Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 151, 84101, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    A. Cohen

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Laufer, L., Cohen, A. Sturge-Weber syndrome associated with a large left hemispheric arteriovenous malformation. Pediatr Radiol 24, 272–273 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015455

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