Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Author:
Tae Ho GUAK
1
;
Si Ryung HAN
;
Kwang Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Neurofibromatosis type 1;
Arteriovenous malformation;
Vertebral artery
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angiography;
Arteriovenous Malformations*;
Dilatation, Pathologic;
Female;
Fingers;
Genetic Diseases, Inborn;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neck Pain;
Neurofibromatoses*;
Neurofibromatosis 1*;
Paresthesia;
Vertebral Artery
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2000;18(6):798-800
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurofibromatosis is a heterogenous hereditary disease with autosomal dominant transmission divided into two distinct types on the basis of genetic and clinical characteristics. Cervical vessels are rarely involved in neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen's disease). In the present paper, we report a 32-year-old female patient of neurofibromatosis type 1 with spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). She suffered from posterior neck pain and paresthesia on her right 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers for a half a year. MRI showed ectasia of the right dural sac and signal void tortuous tubular structures at the cervical level. The right vertebral artery fed this cervical AVM in angiography.
