PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Macdonald, Andrew
AU  - Plaha, Puneet
AU  - Byrne, James
TI  - An unusual presentation of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the sphenoparietal sinus
AID  - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011103.rep
DP  - 2015 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
PG  - e12--e12
VI  - 7
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/3/e12.short
4100  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/3/e12.full
SO  - J NeuroIntervent Surg2015 Mar 01; 7
AB  - Dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs) are a rare form of intracranial arteriovenous malformation. We present the case of a patient who presented in a previously undescribed manner with facial swelling and bruising initially misdiagnosed as cellulitis. He was found subsequently to have DAVFs of the sphenoparietal sinus that had hemorrhaged. The rarity of DAVFs at this location may account for this unique presentation. Successful treatment was achieved by transarterial embolization.