title: Facial nerve injury as a complication of endovascular treatment for cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: Facial nerve injury following endovascular treatment of cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae may be caused by ischemia from inadvertent embolisation of vasa nervorum, shearing or compressive forces. We report a case of unilateral facial nerve palsy as a complication of cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula embolisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and.
authors.forename: Helen H L
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dowling
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000150:complications; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; embolization; injury