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Slovenska pediatrija 2016; 23: 46-53

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SPONTANEOUS BLEEDING FROM A CONGENITAL CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION AS A SECONDARY CAUSE OF HEADACHE – A CASE REPORT

N. Prezelj
Klinični oddelek za otroško, mladostniško in razvojno nevrologijo, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

T. Kaparić
Klinični oddelek za otroško kirurgijo in intenzivno terapijo, Kirurška klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

N. Bizjak
Klinični oddelek za otroško, mladostniško in razvojno nevrologijo, Pediatrična klinika, Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenija

Abstract

Headaches are a symptom for which children and adolescents often visit the doctor. The initial assessment of an acute headache in children focuses on identifying potential secondary causes. In children, headache due to haemorrhagic infarction is a very...

Key words: secondary headache, arteriovenous malformations, intracranial haemorrhage, diagnostic imaging studies, treatment of arteriovenous malformation.