Dural arteriovenous fistula and cerebral venous thrombosis

A 55-year-old man was admitted with Wernicke's aphasia and history of progressive headache in the past three weeks. Computed tomography showed a temporal lobar hemorrhage, transverse sinus thrombosis and suggested a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAF) (Figure 1). Digital subtraction angiography c...

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 73; no. 6; p. 548
Main Authors Conforto, Adriana Bastos, Nader, Saulo Nardy, Puglia Junior, Paulo, Yamamoto, Fabio Iuji, Gonçalves, Marcia Rubia Rodrigues, Vasconcelos, Fernando Roberto Gondim C de, Santos, Germana Titoneli dos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 01.06.2015
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Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography - methods
Humans
Intracranial Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:A 55-year-old man was admitted with Wernicke's aphasia and history of progressive headache in the past three weeks. Computed tomography showed a temporal lobar hemorrhage, transverse sinus thrombosis and suggested a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAF) (Figure 1). Digital subtraction angiography confirmed the DAF, which was successfully treated with embolization (Figure 2).
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X20150050