Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas — Treatable Cause of Myelopathy

Nachanakian, A; Helou, Antonios El; Chedid, Ghassan Abou; Alaywan, Moussa

doi:10.5772/56725

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“…14,[18][19][20][21][22][23] Diagnosis is extremely uncommon in the younger population and is rarely discovered before the age of 30. 14,22,24,25 Most studies report one or two patients in their second or third decade. 14,19,22 There are no specific characteristics for the clinical presentation of sdAVF.…”

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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case series and review of imaging findings

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Ahmed

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Spinal Cord Ser Cases

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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case series and review of imaging findings

Fox¹,

Hnenny

Ahmed

et al. 2017

Spinal Cord Ser Cases

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“…Spinal arteriovenous lesions in the spinal cord are rare but treatable causes of myelopathy. 33 They are classified as arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). 34 The most common arteriovenous lesion is arteriovenous fistula with venous drainage.…”

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Nontraumatic Emergency of the Spine

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Belloch

Gallegos

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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol

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Nontraumatic spinal emergencies can have many different causes. Clinical symptoms may be nonspecific, and therefore radiology plays a key role in diagnosing and managing these patients. There is considerable time pressure in these situations because the development of irreversible myelopathy depends not only on the cause but also on the time elapsed between the start of compression and the decompression. To avoid structural cord damage, decompression should be done within 6 to 8 hours after the start of the compression. If patients still walk when the lesion is detected, they have a 90 to 100% chance of walking when the lesion is treated immediately.Magnetic resonance imaging is the primary method for the evaluation of spinal emergencies. An appropriate fast protocol should be used, adding some special sequences depending on the clinical scenario.In this review we use a simple anatomical approach that can be applied in an acute practical clinical setting, allowing an accurate differential diagnosis that will guide subsequent therapeutic actions. We highlight key radiologic features that will help nonspecialized radiologists make a precise diagnosis.

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Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas — Treatable Cause of Myelopathy

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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case series and review of imaging findings

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case series and review of imaging findings

Nontraumatic Emergency of the Spine

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