An unusual clinical course in a thoracic dural arterio venous fistula.
This case report highlights an acute deterioration in a previously myelopathic patient who had an almost instantaneous post-operative improvement. It also highlights an unchanged MRI appearance after acute neurological deterioration. The classification of spinal arteriovenous malformations, pathology and clinical presentation, and clinical course post-treatment are also reviewed.
Akmal
Samira
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Imperial College NHS Trust, Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith, London, UK.
Hills
Alexander J
AJ
Peterson
David
D
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome