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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2015; 3(7): 661-670
Published online Jul 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i7.661
Published online Jul 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i7.661
Arteriovenous malformation of the vestibulocochlear nerve
Adam Tucker, Masao Tsuji, Yoshitaka Yamada, Kenichiro Hanabusa, Tohru Ukita, Hiroji Miyake, Takehisa Ohmura, Department of Neurosurgery, Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8211, Japan
Author contributions: Tucker A and Tsuji M contributed to conception and design; Tucker A contributed to acquisition of data; Tucker A, Tsuji M and Yamada Y contributed to analysis and interpretation of data; Tucker A contributed to drafting the article; Tucker A and Yamada Y contributed to critically revising the article; all authors reviewed submitted version of the article; Tucker A approved the final version of the manuscript on behalf of all authors.
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Correspondence to: Adam Tucker, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital, 12-1 Imazu Yamanaka-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8211, Japan. adamtucker75@hotmail.com
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Received: September 29, 2014
Peer-review started: September 30, 2014
First decision: October 28, 2014
Revised: February 5, 2015
Accepted: April 16, 2015
Article in press: April 20, 2015
Published online: July 16, 2015
Peer-review started: September 30, 2014
First decision: October 28, 2014
Revised: February 5, 2015
Accepted: April 16, 2015
Article in press: April 20, 2015
Published online: July 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) originating within or impinging on cranial nerves are extremely rare, and there is an increased risk of hemorrhage in AVMs associated with aneurysms. The authors describe the second report of a patient with a vestibulocochlear nerve AVM who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. A discussion of the delicate diagnostic and therapeutic implications is presented.