Progressive Medullary Congestion Resulting in Life-Threatening Condition Caused by Lower Cervical Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Successfully Treated with Endovascular Treatment: A Case Report and Literature Review
Abstract:The authors describe a patient with lower cervical dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF), subsequently developing brainstem dysfunction following progressive myelopathy caused by extension of venous congestion from the cervicothoracic cord to the medulla oblongata. A 34-year-old woman suffered from progressive paraparesis with bowel/bladder dysfunction for 2 months. Before transferring to our institute, she obtained magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck, showing abnormal hyperintensity on T2-weighted seque… Show more
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