title: Parkinsonism as an initial manifestation of dural arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: Parkinsonism associated with dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) has been described rarely; however, isolated parkinsonism as the presenting symptom of DAVF has not been reported. Here, we describe a patient with DAVF showing reversible isolated parkinsonism after embolization, which was well correlated with perfusion status of basal ganglia, suggesting that a perfusion defect was responsible for the pathogenesis of the parkinsonism in our DAVF patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ajou University, Wonchon-dong, Suwon, South Korea. phisland@chol.net
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon