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Subacute involvement of the medulla oblongata and occipital neuralgia revealing an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula of the craniocervical junction
Peltier, Johann; Baroncini, Marc; Thines, Laurent; Lacour, Arnaud; Leclerc, Xavier & Lejeune, Jean-Paul
Abstract
A 58-year-old woman with cervicomedullary dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) presenting with myelopathy, ipsilateral occipital neuralgia, and signs of involvement of the brainstem is reported and the previously published cases have been reviewed. The dural AVF was successfully treated surgically after an attempt of embolization.
Keywords
Dural arteriovenous fistula, medulla oblongata, myelopathy, spinal angiography
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