Short Communication Recurrent Cavernous Sinus Syndrome Complicating Supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformation: Report of a Case

A S-year-old girl with history of unexplained cerebral palsy and cranial asymmetry presented with an acute encephalopathy and a cavernous sinus syndrome. Radiologic studies disclosed an arteriovenous malformation draining into a dilated vein of Galen, arterialization of flow into the cavernous sinuses from runoff of the malformation, and non-filling of the cavernous sinuses on orbital venography. Initial remission of her symptoms was followed by recurrence three months later after an episode of mild head trauma. The relationship of AVM's to cavernous sinus disease is discussed. Stroke, Vol 13, No 6, 1982