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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Resolution of bulbar and spinal symptoms postcranial dural arteriovenous fistula embolisation
  1. Joseph R Linzey1,
  2. Julius Griauzde2,
  3. Joseph J Gemmete2,
  4. Aditya S Pandey3
  1. 1School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  2. 2Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  3. 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Aditya S Pandey, adityap{at}med.umich.edu

Summary

Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVF) are uncommon lesions. Multiple classification systems have been proposed to attempt to describe these lesions. We describe the case of a patient with a dorsal epidural DAVF that, while cerebral in origin, presented with classic spinal DAVF symptoms. Following embolisation, the patient had complete radiographic and symptomatic resolution. Classification of these DAVFs by embryological development allows for potential stratification of DAVFs with a different biological aetiology and diverse characteristics to more fully understand disease mechanisms.

  • spinal cord
  • neurosurgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224505

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors This work was conceived by JG and ASP and supervised by JG, JJG and ASP. It was written by JRL, JG and ASP. All authors contributed to data collection/analysis and critical revision.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.