title: Venous congestive myelopathy in spinal dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking neoplasia.
abstract: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVF) are the most common acquired arteriovenous shunts that occur in adults. By increasing venous pressure in the spinal venous system they are a cause of venous congestive myelopathy. We report the case of a patient with a SDAVF mimicking, on magnetic resonance imaging, the presence of a spinal cord tumour due to an unusual pattern of enhancement after gadolinium administration.
authors: Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, and Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Department, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy. lroccatagliata@neurologia.unige.it
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Roccatagliata
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Centanaro
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Castellan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*
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