Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as an enhancing lesion of the medulla.
| Publication Type | Case Report |
| Authors | Patsalides A, Tzatha E, Stübgen J, Shungu D, Stieg P, Gobin Y |
| Journal | J Neurointerv Surg |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 390-3 |
| Date Published | 06/15/2010 |
| ISSN | 1759-8486 |
| Keywords | Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations, Embolization, Therapeutic, Medulla Oblongata |
| Abstract | A case of atypical clinical and imaging manifestations of an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is reported. A 53-year-old man presented with orthostatic syncope and tingling of the fingertips of both hands, and the initial imaging findings were interpreted as brainstem mass. A catheter angiogram confirmed the presence of an intracranial DAVF with venous drainage around the brainstem and spinal cord. The lesion was treated by endovascular embolization and the patient remains asymptomatic 9 months after treatment. |
| DOI | 10.1136/jnis.2009.001750 |
| PubMed ID | 21990654 |