title: Childhood posterior fossa pial-dural arteriovenous fistula treated by endovascular occlusion.
abstract: Posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistulae in children are rare lesions that are difficult to treat effectively. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl with such a fistula, who presented clinically with progressive neurological deficit. The lesion was treated by endovascular occlusion, resulting in radiological and clinical cure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boet
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000098:blood supply*