[Primary dural intracranial arteriovenous lesions].
Vascular lesions with arteriovenous shunts are a heterogeneous group of diseases composed of three distinct pathological entities: adult type dural arteriovenous fistula, dural sinus malformations with arteriovenous shunts and juvenile type of dural arteriovenous fistula. We review the imaging and clinical features of a series of 51 patients, 48 with adult type dural arteriovenous fistula and 3 with dural sinus malformations. It is emphasized the dynamic nature of these lesions and the role of the venous drainage type in the adult type of dural AVF and veno-oclusive phenomena in the pediatric dural diseases as major determinants of the clinical presentation, prognosis and treatment decision.
Vilela
Pedro
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Serviço de Neurorradiologia, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada.
Goulão
Augusto
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies