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Idiopathic Hyperammonemia Associated With Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: A Potentially Treatable Form of Impaired Mental Function

Idiopathic Hyperammonemia Associated With Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: A Potentially... Abstract • A patient with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and a seizure disorder complained of impaired mental function. He had recurrent idiopathic hyperammonemia with no evidence of renal, hepatic, or pulmonary disease. Mental function improved in this patient with reduction of blood ammonia level. Impaired mental function as a complication in patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations has been reported. To our knowledge, this particular syndrome has not previously been delineated in the extensive literature on cerebral arteriovenous malformations. The factors underlying this disorder are unknown. References 1. Olivecrona H, Riives J: Arteriovenous aneurysms of the brain: Their diagnosis and treatment . Arch Neurol Psychiatry 59:567-602, 1948.Crossref 2. Mackenzie I: The clinical presentation of the cerebral angioma: A review of 50 cases . Brain 76:184-214, 1953.Crossref 3. Wyburn-Mason R: Arteriovenous aneurysm of midbrain and retina, facial maevi, and mental changes . Brain 66:163-202, 1946.Crossref 4. Sherlock S: Hepatic coma . Gastroenterology 54:754-759, 1968. 5. Svien HJ, McRae JA: Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain fate of patients not having definitive surgery . J Neurosurg 23:23-28, 1965.Crossref 6. Tönnis W, Shciefer W, Walter W: Signs and symptoms of supratentorial arteriovenous aneurysms . J Neurosurg 15:471-480, 1958.Crossref 7. Anderson FM, Korbin MA: Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain: A review and presentation of 37 cases . Neurology 8:89-101, 1958.Crossref 8. Kelly DL, Alexander E, Davis CH, et al: Intracranial arteriovenous malformations: Clinical review and evaluation of brain scan . J Neurosurg 31:422-428, 1969.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Neurology American Medical Association

Idiopathic Hyperammonemia Associated With Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation: A Potentially Treatable Form of Impaired Mental Function

Michaelson, Paul S.
Archives of Neurology , Volume 37 (2) – Feb 1, 1980
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Abstract

Abstract • A patient with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and a seizure disorder complained of impaired mental function. He had recurrent idiopathic hyperammonemia with no evidence of renal, hepatic, or pulmonary disease. Mental function improved in this patient with reduction of blood ammonia level. Impaired mental function as a complication in patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations has been reported. To our knowledge, this particular syndrome has not previously been delineated in the extensive literature on cerebral arteriovenous malformations. The factors underlying this disorder are unknown. References 1. Olivecrona H, Riives J: Arteriovenous aneurysms of the brain: Their diagnosis and treatment . Arch Neurol Psychiatry 59:567-602, 1948.Crossref 2. Mackenzie I: The clinical presentation of the cerebral angioma: A review of 50 cases . Brain 76:184-214, 1953.Crossref 3. Wyburn-Mason R: Arteriovenous aneurysm of midbrain and retina, facial maevi, and mental changes . Brain 66:163-202, 1946.Crossref 4. Sherlock S: Hepatic coma . Gastroenterology 54:754-759, 1968. 5. Svien HJ, McRae JA: Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain fate of patients not having definitive surgery . J Neurosurg 23:23-28, 1965.Crossref 6. Tönnis W, Shciefer W, Walter W: Signs and symptoms of supratentorial arteriovenous aneurysms . J Neurosurg 15:471-480, 1958.Crossref 7. Anderson FM, Korbin MA: Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain: A review and presentation of 37 cases . Neurology 8:89-101, 1958.Crossref 8. Kelly DL, Alexander E, Davis CH, et al: Intracranial arteriovenous malformations: Clinical review and evaluation of brain scan . J Neurosurg 31:422-428, 1969.Crossref

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Archives of Neurology – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1980

References

  • Arteriovenous aneurysms of the brain: Their diagnosis and treatment
    Olivecrona H, Riives J
  • The clinical presentation of the cerebral angioma: A review of 50 cases
    Mackenzie I
  • Arteriovenous aneurysm of midbrain and retina, facial maevi, and mental changes
    Wyburn-Mason R
  • Hepatic coma
    Sherlock S
  • Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain fate of patients not having definitive surgery
    Svien HJ, McRae JA
  • Signs and symptoms of supratentorial arteriovenous aneurysms
    Tönnis W, Shciefer W, Walter W
  • Arteriovenous anomalies of the brain: A review and presentation of 37 cases
    Anderson FM, Korbin MA
  • Intracranial arteriovenous malformations: Clinical review and evaluation of brain scan
    Kelly DL, Alexander E, Davis CH, et al