CERVICAL DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION PRESENTING WITH RIGHT-SIDED OCCIPITALGIA - BEFORE AND AFTER SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT BY EMBOLIZATION

被引:12
作者
CHIBA, S [1 ]
NISHIOKA, H [1 ]
SAITOH, M [1 ]
IMAI, T [1 ]
TANABE, S [1 ]
MATSUMOTO, H [1 ]
机构
[1] SAPPORO MED UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROSURG,SAPPORO 060,JAPAN
来源
HEADACHE | 1994年 / 34卷 / 04期
关键词
OCCIPITALGIA; HEADACHE; ROOT SIGNS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; EMBOLIZATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1526-4610.1994.hed3404234.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
We report a 52-year-old man who had a 2-year history of right-sided occipitalgia. His pain was induced by anteroflexion of the neck. Neurologic examinations showed mild right C2 and C3 root signs. Cervical MR imaging disclosed an extramedullary intradural crooked shadow at the level between C2 and C3 vertebrae, which was proven by selective angiogram of the ascending cervical artery to be a dural arteriovenous malformation located in the right C3 root sleeve. Embolization by an endovascular approach resulted in angiographic and clinical cure. These findings indicate that headache due to arteriovenous malformation in upper cervical region may be surgically treatable.
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页码:234 / 236
页数:3
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