Neurology · 1987 · 191 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurologyNeurosurgeryNecropsy PathologyNeuromuscular DisordersNeuropathologyCongenital Malformation PathologySpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord DisordersSpinal Cord PathologySpinal DisordersVascular MalformationsCongenital Spinal AnomaliesCongenital Spinal Cord MalformationsCongenital Spinal MalformationsIntracranial Vascular MalformationsSpinal CompressionSpinal Cord LesionsSpinal Cord NecrosisSpinal Cord Vascular Disease
We studied eleven patients with intrathecal extramedullary arteriovenous fistulas identified by selective angiography and myelography. The fistulas were located on the surface of the cord, fed by medullary arteries. Angiography distinguished three separate types that gave identical clinical disorders. Therapeutic results of surgery and embolization allowed specific indications to be defined for treatment of each type of fistula.