Vertebral arteriovenous fistula presenting as cervical myelopathy: a rapid recovery with balloon embolization.
A 24-year-old male presented with progressive cervical myelopathy of 2 months' duration. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine and angiography revealed a large arteriovenous fistula arising from the left vertebral artery. The present case highlights the clinical features and dramatic recovery following endovascular balloon occlusion of a giant cervical arteriovenous fistula.
Modi
Manish
M
Department of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012, India. modim72@yahoo.com
Bapuraj
J Rajiv
JR
Lal
Anupam
A
Prabhakar
S
S
Khandelwal
N
N
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000379:methods*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult