Brown-Sequard syndrome and an intradural arteriovenous fistula in a child.
A case of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula presenting in a 7-year-old child as a Brown-Sequard syndrome is reported. Spinal arteriovenous fistulae are reviewed with emphasis on classification, pathophysiology, investigations and management.
O'Brien
D P
DP
Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Dias
P S
PS
Farrell
M A
MA
Toland
J A
JA
Singh
J
J
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery