Embolization of cerebral arteriovenous shunts in infants weighing less than 5 kg

Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics
Francesco PuccinelliG Saliou

Abstract

OBJECTIVEEndovascular treatment in children, especially neonates, can be more challenging than analogous procedures in adults. This study aimed to describe the clinical and radiological findings, type and timing of endovascular treatment, and early outcomes in children who present with neurovascular malformations, who are treated with embolization, and who weigh less than 5 kg.METHODSThe authors carried out a retrospective review of all consecutively treated children weighing less than 5 kg with neurovascular arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) at a single institution over a 10-year period.RESULTSFifty-two patients were included in the study. Thirty-eight had a vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation, 3 a pial AVM, 6 a pial arteriovenous fistula, and 5 a dural sinus malformation. The endovascular treatment goals were control of cardiac failure or hydrocephalus in cases of nonhemorrhagic malformations or to prevent new bleeding in cases of previous hemorrhage. A hemorrhagic complication occurred in 12 procedures and an ischemic complication in 2. Both complication types were correlated with the age of the infant (age cutoff at 3 months) (p = of 0.015 and 0.049, respectively). No correlation was found with the weight of the infant o...Continue Reading

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Nov 13, 2019·Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology·Hélène TaffinGuillaume Saliou
Apr 15, 2021·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Zhongyin YeXianli Lv
Dec 19, 2020·Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics·Zeferino DemartiniLuana Antunes Maranha Gatto

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