title: Venous hypertension as the cause of intracranial hypertension in patients with transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: We describe 2 patients with transverse sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) who presented with headache and papilledema due to intracranial hypertension. It has been proposed, but never proven, that venous hypertension causes the intracranial hypertension in DAVF. The data from our patients support this hypothesis. An additional factor leading to intracranial hypertension could be stenosis of the fellow transverse sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia. rebekahahmed@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rebekah M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Geoffrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: G Michael
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Halmagyi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054064:Transverse Sinuses / Q000503:physiopathology*