Multiple spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae and deterioration post lumbar puncture.
We report a 73-year-old man presenting with bilateral leg numbness and weakness. Three spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (SDAVF) were found after clinical deterioration post lumbar puncture (LP). This patient highlights the difficulties in the diagnosis and management of SDAVF, and the risks of LP.
Monash Medical Centre, Clayton Campus, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. andrew.foote@med.monash.edu.au
A M
AM
Foote
S P C
SP
Bower
R A
RA
Danks
W
W
Chong
D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D003399:Craniotomy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology; D010690:Phlebography / Q000592:standards; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology
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