RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An unusual presentation of a dural arteriovenous fistula of the sphenoparietal sinus
JF Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
JO J NeuroIntervent Surg
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP e12
OP e12
DO 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011103.rep
VO 7
IS 3
A1 Macdonald, Andrew
A1 Plaha, Puneet
A1 Byrne, James
YR 2015
UL http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/3/e12.abstract
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.