Massive intracerebral haemorrage due to developmental venous anomaly

Abstract

In cases of intracerebral haematoma associated with developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), there is usually an associated cavernoma, which is thought to be the source of haemorrhage. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature where an intracerebral haemotoma has been caused by a DVA without an associated cavernoma. In this report we describe a case with a massive haematoma due to venous angioma alone.

Key words:

• Cavernous angioma
• developmental venous anomaly
• intracerebral haematoma
• vascular malformation