title: Subacute involvement of the medulla oblongata and occipital neuralgia revealing an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula of the craniocervical junction.
abstract: A 58-year-old woman with cervicomedullary dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) presenting with myelopathy, ipsilateral occipital neuralgia, and signs of involvement of the brainstem is reported and the previously published cases have been reviewed. The dural AVF was successfully treated surgically after an attempt of embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Amiens, Amiens, France. peltier.johann@chu-amiens.fr
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baroncini
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thines
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacour
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lejeune
mesh_terms: D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome