Spontaneous closure of a high-risk dural arteriovenous malformation of the transverse sinus.
The case of a 44-year-old woman with tinnitus of her left ear is presented. An arteriogram demonstrated a posterior dural arteriovenous malformation (AVM) on that side with drainage via dilated cortical veins into the superior sagittal sinus. No intervention was undertaken. When angiography was repeated 7 years later, no dural AVM was seen.
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Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange 92613-4091.
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D000328:Adult; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous