Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation as a Cause of Embolic Stroke: Case Report and Review of the Literature

We describe an 82-year-old woman without history of respiratory or neurological diseases, who presented at our observation unit with acute onset of cerebral ischemia. Clinical, laboratory and radiological findings diagnosed a PAVM. Key Messages: Usually, endovascular procedures based on embolization or, alternatively, surgery represent the recommended treatment. However, both hormonal therapy and thrombolytic therapy can be used. In our patient, treatment with warfarin induced a remission of symptoms. This strategy should be tested in larger studies.Intervent Neurol 2014;3:27-30
Source: Interventional Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research