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 |