title: [A case report of spinal dural AV fistula which showed drastic recovery].
abstract: Spinal dural AVF is the most common type of spinal AVMs. It affects especially old male with slowly progressive paraparesis in most cases. We have experienced a rare case of a middle aged male with spinal dural AVF who showed rapid deterioration in its course. The patient was treated with surgical interruption of AVF after transarterial embolization with NBCA. The patient improved well after the treatment, and intramedullary lesion on MRI disappeared after 4 years. The authors would like to stress the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment for spinal dural AVFs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15 West7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. niiya@med.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niiya
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: Toshitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ushikoshi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology