1999年6月
Successful surgical treatment of a dural arteriovenous fistula at the craniocervical junction with reference to pre- and postoperative MRI
NEURORADIOLOGY
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- 巻
- 41
- 号
- 6
- 開始ページ
- 463
- 終了ページ
- 467
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- DOI
- 10.1007/s002340050785
- 出版者・発行元
- SPRINGER VERLAG
We report a 62-year-old woman who presented with a myelopathy at the lower thoracic level. Left vertebral angiography revealed a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) at the craniocervical junction, draining into an anterior spinal vein. Below the T7 level, the spinal cord gave high signal on T2-weighted images and enhanced with Gd-DTPA. The patient was successfully treated by simple clipping of vein draining the DAVF. The abnormal signal intensity and contrast enhancement rapidly regressed, except in the conus medullaris. Regression of the parenchymal abnormality on serial MRI following treatment corresponded closely with post-operative improvement of neurological function.
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- DOI : 10.1007/s002340050785
- ISSN : 0028-3940
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000081226600014