A Rare Case of Cervical Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Pathophysiology
3. Classification
4. Clinical Picture
5. Imaging
6. Treatment
7. Clinical Case
7.1. First Episode (2011)
7.2. Second Episode (2020)
7.3. Third Episode (2023)
8. Discussion
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Extradural–Intradural | Intramedullary | Conus Medullaris |
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Pathophysiology | Compression, vascular steal, hemorrhage | Compression, vascular steal, hemorrhage | Venous hypertension, compression, hemorrhage |
Presentation | Pain, progressive myelopathy | Pain, acute myelopathy, progressive myelopathy | Progressive myelopathy, radiculopathy |
Diagnostic modality | MR imaging, angiography, high–flow, multiple feeders | MR imaging, angiography | MR imaging, angiography |
Previous nomenclature | Juvenile AVM, metameric AVM | Classic AVM, glomus type | None |
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Ošiņa, J.; Jurjāns, K.; Kupčs, K.; Rzajeva, T.; Miglāne, E. A Rare Case of Cervical Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report. Medicina 2024, 60, 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60061011
Ošiņa J, Jurjāns K, Kupčs K, Rzajeva T, Miglāne E. A Rare Case of Cervical Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report. Medicina. 2024; 60(6):1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60061011
Chicago/Turabian StyleOšiņa, Jolanta, Kristaps Jurjāns, Kārlis Kupčs, Tatjana Rzajeva, and Evija Miglāne. 2024. "A Rare Case of Cervical Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report" Medicina 60, no. 6: 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60061011