Can arteriovenous malformation prevent the diagnosis of brain death?


Ergun O., Birgi E., Tatar I. G., Oztekin M. F., Hekimoglu B.

EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.199-201, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10140-014-1264-7
  • Dergi Adı: EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-201
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Angiography, Arteriovenousmalformations, Brain death
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We present a case of a 14-year-old boy with spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage that was referred to us to confirm the diagnosis of brain death with cerebral angiography. In the left carotid angiogram, there was no arterial flow above the craniovertebral junction. But in the right carotid angiogram, there was arterial flow up to the level of posterior communicating artery. Right posterior cerebral artery was filled with contrast medium via patent posterior communicating artery and later, an opacifying arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was detected which was also seen in the vertebral angiogram. Although the angiographic findings of the patient did not confirm the angiographic criteria for the diagnosis of brain death, it could not be also excluded because the only cerebral flow was the filling of the AVM and no other cerebral perfusion was detected.