Abstract
A 30 year old young male was admitted to our department after experiencing clincal symptoms of a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Imaging studies revealed large cerebral AVMs. Fundus examination of the left eye demonstrated a retinal racemose AVM almost completely covering the posterior pole of the eye. Wyburn-Mason syndrome is a very rare congenital neurocutaneuos disorder comprising of vascular malformations of the retina, ipsilateral cerebral AVMs and occasionally lesions in the oronasopharyngeal area. Subarachnoid haemorrhage associated with Wyburn-Mason syndrome has been described in only 5 patients in the literature since 1973. The finding of retinal AVMs should warrant cerebral imaging studies including CT- or MR-angiography.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Acta Neurochirurgica |
Volume | 150 |
Pages (from-to) | 725-7 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0001-6268 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Wyburn-Mason Syndrom
- arteriovenous malformation
- Subarachnoidal bleeding