Acute flank pain, an unusual first symptom of a spinal arteriovenous malformation

This case report describes a 46-year-old man whose first symptom was an attack of acute flank pain, followed by the gradual onset neurological symptoms. We demonstrated a small nidus and serpentine signal-void area in the spinal cord by MRI and diagnosed a glomus type of spinal arteriovenous malform...

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Published inJournal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 566 - 567
Main Authors Ohkoshi, N, Ishii, A, Shoji, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2004
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acute flank pain
Angiography - methods
Arteriovenous Malformations - complications
Flank Pain - etiology
glomus type
Humans
intradural AVM
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Middle Aged
spinal arteriovenous malformation
Spinal Diseases - complications
subarachnoid hemorrhage
glomus type
acute flank pain
spinal arteriovenous malformation
subarachnoid hemorrhage
intradural AVM
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Summary:This case report describes a 46-year-old man whose first symptom was an attack of acute flank pain, followed by the gradual onset neurological symptoms. We demonstrated a small nidus and serpentine signal-void area in the spinal cord by MRI and diagnosed a glomus type of spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Flank pain is a rare initial finding in an adult with spinal AVM. In cases with acute flank pain, neurologists should consider spinal AVM as a differential diagnosis.
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ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2003.04.008