Surgical treatment of spinal dural arterio-venous fistulae: Long-term results and analysis of prognostic factors

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 563-570

  Cecchi, P C ^a,d   Musumeci, A ^b   Faccioli, F ^c   Bricolo, A ^c  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b Baggiovara Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d General Regional Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterio venous malformations; Spinal dural arterio venous fistulae; Spinal vascular lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MICTURITION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 44749094514     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-1560-7     Document Type: Article

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