A Case of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula diagnosed as Transverse Myelitis.
- Author:
Gwangsu HAN
1
;
Seong Ho KOH
;
Hyun Young KIM
;
Hee Tae KIM
;
Seung Hyun KIM
;
Juhan KIM
;
Dae Chol SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Hanyang University Collage of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsh1@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula;
Transverse myelitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angiography;
Arteries;
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations*;
Humans;
Hypesthesia;
Lower Extremity;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Myelitis, Transverse*;
Spinal Cord;
Steroids
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(5):694-696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case was presented of a 41-year-old male with progressive claudication and numbness in the lower extremities. A MRI showed swelling of the spinal cord with an intramedullary high signal intensity on a T2-weighted image. The patient was diagnosed with transverse myelitis and was started on intravenous steroids. However, there were no significant effects with the steroid treatment. An angiography showed a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula fed by a T11 radicular artery. An endovascular embolization was performed and the claudication and numbness were improved. We report a case of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula misdiagnosed as transverse myelitis.
