Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula with perimedullary drainage: Case report and pathomechanical considerations

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-358

  Krings, Timo ^a   Mull, Michael ^a   Bostroem, Azize ^a   Otto, Juergen ^a   Hans, Franz J ^a   Thron, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural anomaly; Spinal arteriovenous malformation; Spinal cord; Vascular anomaly; Venous congestion

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; SERPENTINE;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIMEDULLARY DRAINAGE; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; VENOUS CONGESTION; BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33750742760     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.4.353     Document Type: Article

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