title: Endovascular treatment of vein of Galen dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as dementia.
abstract: Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is an important cause of neurological dysfunction that is often misdiagnosed, especially in elderly population. Galenic DAVFs are a subtype of the rare falcotentorial DAVFs with a high risk of hemorrhage and aggressive clinical course. In most cases, DAVFs present with pulsatile tinnitus, headache, or orbital symptoms such as chemosis and proptosis. We report a patient with DAVF of Vein of Galen presented with progressive dementia, treated by Onyx embolisation and had good clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurointervention and Stroke, Narayana Health Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Huded
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurointervention and Stroke, Narayana Health Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Syed Zafer
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Moeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurointervention and Stroke, Narayana Health Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Romnesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desouza
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurointervention and Stroke, Narayana Health Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ravikesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurointervention and Stroke, Narayana Health Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rithesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nair
keywords: Dementia; endovascular treatment; vein of Galen dural AV fistula