A case of dural arteriovenous malformation associated with progressive dementia showing marked improvement with endovascular treatment

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 112-117

  Okuizumi, Kaoru ^a   Watanabe, Koji ^a   Yamazaki, Motoyoshi ^a   Koike, Tetsuo ^a   Onishi, Yoji ^a  

^a NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dural arteriovenous malformation; Endovascular treatment; Enhanced CT; MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DURA MATER; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE;

EID: 0031664804     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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