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