[Arteriovenous malformation in neurofibromatosis type 1. A case report and review of the literature].

Introduction: Neurofibromatosis type I may be accompanied by cerebrovascular complications, mainly stenosis or aneurysms and more rarely vertebral arteriovenous fistulas and malformations. We report the first case of a child, as far as we know, with neurofibromatosis type I and subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by rupture of an arteriovenous malformation.

Clinical Case: A 9 year old girl presented with the acute onset of a condition preceded by vomiting, deterioration in her level of consciousness and neck rigidity caused by subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage.