Report: The authors present a 36-year-old male patient without previous medical history, suffering from acute myelopathy Cervical MRI showed multiple serpiginous flow-voids along the cord surface and cerebral an-giography disclosed a dural fistula of [vlibrary.emro.who.int]

Early treatment is essential to reverse the patients myelopathy. Embolization, if technically possible, is the preferred treatment and cyanoacrylate remains the best embolic agent. [vlibrary.emro.who.int]

Journal Journal Country: Lebanon P-ISSN: 0023-9852 Type of Publication: Case Reports Keywords: Arteriovenous Fistula / Diagnosis Broad Subjects: Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations ,diganosis ,Arteriovenous Fistula ,Therapy ,Spinal Cord Diseases ,Etiology [vlibrary.emro.who.int]

Discussion: The authors discuss the pathophysiology and clinical consequences of intracranial DAVF with myelopathy [named V, m+], that are usually identical to those of spinal dural fistulas and related to intramedullary venous hypertension. [vlibrary.emro.who.int]

Following glue deposition, systemic high-dose steroids should be administered to prevent edema. [vlibrary.emro.who.int]