Abstract Background Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF) remain a rare, diagnostically challenging and possibly correctable condition with important prognostic outcomes dependent primarily on early detection treatment. Case presentation We present case of 73-year-old male progressively worsening neurological symptoms after steroid administration for presumed diagnosis transverse myelitis....

Abstract Introduction: Dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) account for 10–15% of all intracranial lesions. Different classification strategies have been proposed in the course years. None them seems to guide treatment strategy. Objective: We expose experience vascular group at Niguarda Hospital and we propose a very practical method based on location shunt. divide dAVF sinus non-sinus order si...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The termination of the superficial middle cerebral vein is classically assimilated to the sphenoid portion of the sphenoparietal sinus. This notion has, however, been challenged in a sometimes confusing literature. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the actual anatomic relationship existing between the sphenoparietal sinus and the superficial middle cerebral...

Sir, Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) account for 10–15% of the intracranial arteriovenous malformations. Though a subgroup of DAVFs has been reported to have a benign course complete spontaneous disappearance of DAVFs is uncommon. A 25-year-old male presented to us with history of headache and pulsatile tinnitus for three months with no deficits on neurological examination. Digital subtrac...

PURPOSE To present the MR findings of intracranial dural arteriovenous malformations with cortical venous drainage, emphasizing the parenchymal changes. METHODS Conventional MR and x-ray angiograms in 13 patients with dural arteriovenous malformations and cortical venous reflux were reviewed. The site of the shunt, location of the venous reflux, and presence of venous stenosis were assessed o...