Summary
A case of dural arteriovenous malformation in the frontal pole is reported. Involvement of the anterior falcine artery as a feeder and associated dural aneurysms, one of which caused the intracranial bleeding, were features of this particular case.
Résumé
Les auteurs rapportent un cas de malformation artérioveineuse durale dans le pôle frontal. L'artère antérieure de la faux alimentait la malformation et on notait l'association d'anévrysmes duraux dont là fut la cause de l'hémorragie intracrânienne.
Zusammenfassung
Fallbeschreibung eines Patienten mit einer arteriovenösen Mißbildung im Frontalpol. Die Versorgung dieser Mißbildung erfolgte durch die vordere Falxarterie.
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Handa, J., Shimizu, Y. Dural arteriovenous anomaly supplied by anterior falcine artery. Neuroradiology 6, 212–214 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00335326
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