title: Vertebral arteriovenous fistula presenting as cervical myelopathy: a rapid recovery with balloon embolization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160 012, India. modim72@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: J Rajiv
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bapuraj
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: 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