Myelopathy Caused by Spinal Dural Arterio-Venous Fistula after First Lumbar Vertebral Body Fracture: A Case Report.
10.5535/arm.2011.35.5.729
- Author:
Jin Woo KANG
1
;
Jung Hoi KOO
;
Dong Kyu KIM
;
Young Jin JOO
;
Tae Hoon KIM
;
Sun Hong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangneung Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung 210-711, Korea. mdjhkoo@gnah.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula;
Myelopathy
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations;
Female;
Fistula;
Gait;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Diseases;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2011;35(5):729-732
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula is a rare vascular lesion of the spinal cord associated with progressive myelopathy. Symptoms include progressive gait dysfunction, weakness, sensory loss, and bowel and bladder dysfunction. Because these symptoms overlap with other common causes of myelopathy and the disease is rare, spinal dural arteriovenous fistula is often not suspected and the time to diagnosis is long. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with progressive lower limb weakness and gait disturbance diagnosed as spinal dural arteriovenous fistula involving a fractured L1 vertebral body.
