Abstract
A case of neurofibromatosis and cerebral arteriovenous malformation is reported. A 50-year-old man was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital because of generalized convulsive seizures. Examination showed light brown colored spots of different size and small subcutaneous tumors disseminated on the trunk and extremities. Neurological examination revealed no abnormal findings after cessation of the convulsive seizures. A skull X-ray film showed a dysplasia of the right superior orbital fissure. The left common carotid angiogram revealed a vascular stain in the region of the lower portion of the supramarginal gyrus. Venous drainage occurred during the early arterial phase via the superficial cortical vein. Histological examination of the resected vascular lesion showed a combination of arterial and venous components. The biopsied subcutaneous tumor was histologically a typical neurofibroma.
A review of the literature disclosed only one related case report. The etiology of neurofibromatosis associated with cerebral arteriovenous malformation is discussed from an embryological point of veiw.
