MlCROSURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPINAL ARTERIO-VENOUS MALFORMATION
- VernacularTitle:脊髓血管畸形的显微外科手术
- Author:
Changce CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
microsurgery;
spinal cord;
arterio-venous malformation
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
1985;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Thirty cases of spinal AVM (male 23 and female 7) are described. The main clinic symptoms and signs were paralysis and dysfunction of sensation. The Queckcnstedt's test was an important examination.The protein content of CSF was 0.85-15.76 g/L(average 2.63 g/L), Twenty-three cases (76.6%) of spinal AVM were found in thoracic segment. The pathological types were arterio-venous malformation, capillary angioma and.spongy angioma. The best treatment of spinal AVM is microsurgical therapy, totally removing it. All of the patients were survival.They were followed up for 3 months-9 years. 14 cases (46.7%) returned to original work, 10(33.3%)could live independently, and only 6(20%) did not show any improvement.
