TY - JOUR
T1 - Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
T2 - Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation
AU - Chaichana, Kaisorn L.
AU - Coon, Alexander L.
AU - Tamargo, Rafael J.
AU - Huang, Judy
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are relatively rare lesions consisting of anomalous connections between dural arteries and venous sinuses and/or cortical veins. Their clinical presentation is quite variable, with symptoms dependent on their location and venous drainage pattern. Lesions with cortical venous drainage, however, have the highest risk of causing the most significant morbidity and mortality. This places an emphasis on promptly suspecting and diagnosing these lesions. This review highlights the etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and clinical course of patients with intracranial DAVFs.
AB - Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are relatively rare lesions consisting of anomalous connections between dural arteries and venous sinuses and/or cortical veins. Their clinical presentation is quite variable, with symptoms dependent on their location and venous drainage pattern. Lesions with cortical venous drainage, however, have the highest risk of causing the most significant morbidity and mortality. This places an emphasis on promptly suspecting and diagnosing these lesions. This review highlights the etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and clinical course of patients with intracranial DAVFs.
KW - Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVF)
KW - Dural arteriovenous malformations (DAVM)
KW - Endovascular
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nec.2011.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.nec.2011.09.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22107854
AN - SCOPUS:81855206267
SN - 1042-3680
VL - 23
SP - 7
EP - 13
JO - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
JF - Neurosurgery clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -