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Intracranial angiolipoma as cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Case report and review of the literature

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A 33-year-old female with a longstanding history of seizures was admitted to our hospital with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) depicted a vascular fat-containing lesion overlying a right frontal cortical polymicrogyria. The diagnosis of angiolipoma was established. Conservatory management was undertaken with full recovery. She has been followed for 5 years since, with neither re-bleeding nor morphologic change of the lesion. This is a rare intracranial lesion, with only 11 intracranial angiolipomas published in the literature, and is the first case reported which is associated with SAH caused by this lesion.

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Vilela, P., Saraiva, P. & Goulão, A. Intracranial angiolipoma as cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Case report and review of the literature. Neuroradiology 47, 91–96 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-004-1290-3

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