Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula associated with syringomyelia.
The previously undescribed association of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula with syringomyelia was found in a 60-year-old male, who developed increasing paresis, numbness of both lower extremities and sphincteric dysfunction. Symptoms and signs were attributed to a syringomyelia at T5-L1 and an arteriovenous spinal dural fistula at L1. The fistula was successfully immobilised with N-butyl-cyano-acrylate. Six months after the procedure, all abnormalities had nearly disappeared. Whether the relation between the fistula and the syringomyelia was coincidental or causative could not be determined.
Finsterer
J
J
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research in Epilepsy and Neuromuscular Disorders, Vienna, Austria.
Bavinzski
G
G
Ungersböck
K
K
D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed