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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case series and review of imaging findings.
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- Clinical, radiological, and CSF features distinguishing spinal dural arteriovenous fistula from idiopathic transverse myelitis and seropositive NMOSD-/MOGAD-associated myelopathy: a retrospective observational study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula masquerading as infiltrative intramedullary spinal cord tumor: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2026Article
- Concurrent Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and Varicella-Zoster Virus Meningoencephalitis Unmasked by Corticosteroid-Associated Deterioration: A Case Report on the Diagnostic Value of Serial mNGS.Current medical imaging · 2026Article
- The Role of Angiographic Imaging in the Treatment of Spinal Vascular Malformations.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: review of clinical presentation, prognosis and imaging findings.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Implementation of ORBEYEMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- A Case Report of Spinal Arteriovenous Fistula: Vague Presentation and Successful Outcome.Cureus · 2024Article
- Spinal Dorsal Intradural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Natural History, Imaging, and Management.Neurology · 2023Review
- A Rare Case of Post-Traumatic Cervical Ligamentous Tear Complicated by Vertebral Arteriovenous Fistula (vAVF), with Successful Endovascular Treatment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- MRI characteristics of lumbosacral dural arteriovenous fistulas.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Congestive myelopathy due to spinal dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking CNS demyelinating disease.Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery · 2022Article
- A Case Report of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: A Threatening Cause of Paraplegia.Cureus · 2022Article
- A 72-year-old man with fatigable leg weakness: think out of the box.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2022Article
- Concomitant spinal dural arteriovenous fistula and nodular fasciitis in an adolescent: case report.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Sudden-onset paraplegia in a 72-year-old male with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis in a middle-aged woman with progression to nadir in less than one hour.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Spinal vascular lesions: anatomy, imaging techniques and treatment.European journal of radiology open · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionSpinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (sdAVF) are rare lesions. Patients typically present with slowly progressive myelopathy that is often mistaken for degenerative cervical or lumbar stenosis. On spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multisegmental T2 hyperintensities along with associated flow voids are pathognomonic of sdAVF. However, diagnosis can be difficult. Definitive diagnosis and localization is achieved with complete spinal angiography. Treatment options include open surgical ligation, endovascular embolization or multimodality treatment. The purpose of this study is to present a series of cases to aid in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of this unusual pathology. CASE PRESENTATION: We present 10 cases of sdAVF treated at our center over an 8-year period. Seventy percent of patients were male. The mean age of presentation was 62.6 years. The most common lesion was a dorsal dural AVF with single feeder. All patients underwent open surgical ligation, six having preoperative coil embolization of the radicular artery to allow for intraoperative localization of the fistula. Eight patients showed improvement following treatment as graded by the Nurick system. Two patients failed to improve. None of the patients worsened. One patient had a radiation burn from the spinal angiogram requiring secondary closure and one patient had a pseudomeningocele at the site of surgery that resolved. DISCUSSION: The successful treatment of sdAVF requires a detailed understanding of clinical presentation and imaging findings to allow for precise treatment. Owing to the rarity of the condition, clinicians must continue to share their experiences to advance our knowledge.
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