Spinal dural arteriovenous malformation: a cause of myelopathy.
Spinal vascular malformation is an uncommon but potentially treatable cause of myelopathy. We describe two cases of angiographically proven spinal vascular malformation in Malaysia. The first case is a 47-year-old man who had a progressive myelopathy and the second a 60-year-old man with intermittent attacks of transient paraparesis leading to paraplegia. As the clinical presentation of spinal vascular malformation is variable, it should be considered as a cause of patients with myelopathy.
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
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D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*