Delayed diagnosis of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula in the absence of pathological vessels on MRI

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-98

  Thiex, Ruth ^a,b   Mayfrank, L ^a   Krings, T ^a   Mull, M ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Selective spinal angiography; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL ROOT; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; DURA MATER; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33646346107     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-933361     Document Type: Article

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