title: Occipital neuralgia as a presenting symptom of cervicomedullary dural arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) at the cervicomedullary junction are rare and have a wide variation in presentation. We report a case of occipital neuralgia (ON) as a rare presenting symptom of cervicomedullary DAVF causing intramedullary hemorrhage at the C1 level. It is important to consider the underlying causes of ON, and precise neurological examinations and radiological evaluations are needed.
authors.affiliation: Shinbeppu Hospital-Neurosurgery, Tsurumi 3898, Beppu 874-0833, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashiguchi
authors.forename: Chikara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mimata
authors.forename: Homare
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichimura
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuratsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome