Factors involved in delayed diagnosis of dural arteriovenous fistulas
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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Spinal dural arteriovenous (AV) fistulas are the most commonly encountered vascular malformation of the spinal cord and a treatable cause for progressive para- or tetraplegia. They most commonly affect elderly men and are classically found in the thoracolumbar region. The AV shunt is located inside the dura mater close to the spinal nerve root where the arterial blood from a radiculomeningeal a...
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas are commonly missed on imaging or misdiagnosed as inflammatory or neoplastic processes. We reviewed a consecutive series of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas referred to our institution that were missed or misdiagnosed on initial imaging and studied the clinical consequences of missing or misdiagnosing the lesion. MATERIALS AND METH...
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The cause of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVF) is unknown. In intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas, an association with factor V Leiden mutation has been found. Therefore, we studied the association between prothrombotic factors and SDAVF. METHODS Factor V Leiden mutation, factor II mutation, protein S, protein C, factor VIII, von Willebrand factor, antit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-510X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1381