Multiple Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Presenting as Rapidly Progressive Dementia
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Multiple dural arteriovenous fistulas presenting as rapidly progressive dementia.
INTRODUCTION Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are important causes of neurological dysfunction and are many times misdiagnosed. Particularly in older populations, DAVFs may present with a selective cognitive dysfunction. CASE REPORT The authors describe a 70-year-old woman presenting with a rapidly progressive dementia, very similar in presentation to prion disease. Neuroimaging showed mu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Neurologist
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1074-7931
DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0b013e318251e695