title: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: long-term follow-up of 44 treated patients.
abstract: To assess the long-term clinical course of 44 patients treated for a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula, patients were re-examined after a median follow-up of 5.7 years. In total, 70% of patients rated their activities of daily life as better or much better than before treatment. In most patients, gait disturbances and muscle strength had improved after treatment, with reduced disability; problems with micturition, defecation, and erection tended to remain unchanged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg, The Netherlands. K.Jellema@elisabeth.nl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jellema
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tijssen
authors.forename: W J J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: van Rooij
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sluzewski
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Koudstaal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Algra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Gijn
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives