CASE REPORTS

Spinal arteriovenous malformation: A case report and review of literature

Frank Nketiah Boakye¹, Raphael Kofi Vowotor¹, Ronald Awoonor-Williams², Paa Kwesi Baidoo², Dickson Bandoh¹, Hadi Dodi Abdullah³

¹Neurosurgery Unit, Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
² Directorate of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
³ Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Frank Nketiah Boakye
Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi Ghana

Source of Support: None
Conflict of Interest: None

Spinal arteriovenous malformations are rare vascular anomalies within the paediatric age group. These anomalies are associated with devastating consequences and require prompt management to prevent the long-term neurological sequelae. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy with tetraparesis secondary to spinal arterio- venous malformation type III (Juvenile AVM) with rapidly deteriorating neurological signs who had to be managed conservatively due to lack of advanced neurosurgical facilities and interventional radiological services in our facility and sub region.