RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Republished: Vertebral–venous fistula: an unusual cause for ocular symptoms mimicking a carotid cavernous fistula
JF Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
JO J NeuroIntervent Surg
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP e35
OP e35
DO 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011796.rep
VO 8
IS 9
A1 Daniel Felbaum
A1 Swathi Chidambaram
A1 Robert Bryan Mason
A1 Rocco A Armonda
A1 Ai Hsi Liu
YR 2016
UL http://jnis.bmj.com/content/8/9/e35.abstract
AB Vertebral–venous fistulas (VVF), or vertebral–vertebral arteriovenous fistulas, are an uncommon clinical entity. Typically, they present as a result of a direct vascular connection between an extracranial branch of the vertebral artery or its radicular components and the epidural venous plexus. These may manifest with signs and symptoms referable to cervical myelopathy secondary to compression or steal phenomenon. To our knowledge, this is the first case to identify a patient who presented with classic ocular symptoms attributable to a carotid cavernous fistula but secondary to a VVF. We present its treatment and clinical outcome. In addition, we present a brief literature review surrounding this uncommon disease.