Table 1

Summary of patients with aneurysms associated with spinal arteriovenous malformation

No.Lesion levelLesion typePresentationSymptom-developing mechanismAssociated cord oedemaAneurysm size
(mm)
Aneurysm typeVessels supplying aneurysmTreatmentTarget lesion obliterationAminoff Scale
(before/after)
Symptom recurrenceFollow-up
(months)
1C1–2MetamericSevere HASAHNo3×2PrenidalLateral spinal arteryGlue emboYes2/1No228
2C4–5JuvenileSudden hemiplegiaCord compressionYes12×10NidalASAGlue emboYes5/0No26
3C6PerimedullarySensory changeCord compressionYes7×7NidalPSAGlue emboYes2/1No15
4C7JuvenileSevere HASAHNo3×2PostnidalASAGlue emboYes3/1No68
5T1JuvenileSudden HASAHNo7×3NidalPSAGlue emboYes3/1No34
6T12JuvenileSevere radicular painRoot compressionYes27×15Prenidal*Radiculopial arteryGlue emboYes2/0Yes54
7L1–2MetamericMotor weaknessConus compressionNo9×9PostnidalPSAIntraoperative glue emboYes5/2No21
8L1–2PerimedullaryDifficult urinationConus compression+ oedemaYes7×5PostnidalPSA + ASAOpen surgeryYes1/1No7
  • *There were multiple similar-sized aneurysms.

  • †Symptom recurrence due to myelopathy not due to radiculopathy from the aneurysm compression effect of the lumbar nerve root.

  • ASA, anterior spinal artery; embo, embolization; HA, headache; PSA, posterior spinal artery; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.