Parkinsonism as an initial manifestation of dural arteriovenous fistula.
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.
Lee
P H
PH
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ajou University, Wonchon-dong, Suwon, South Korea. phisland@chol.net
Lee
J S
JS
Shin
D H
DH
Kim
B M
BM
Huh
K
K
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