Occipital neuralgia as a presenting symptom of cervicomedullary dural arteriovenous fistula.
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.
Hashiguchi
Akihito
A
Shinbeppu Hospital-Neurosurgery, Tsurumi 3898, Beppu 874-0833, Japan.
Mimata
Chikara
C
Ichimura
Homare
H
Kuratsu
Jun-Ichi
J
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