Brain Drain Strain

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Identifier walsh_2000_s5_c3
Title Brain Drain Strain
Creator John Kerrison, MD
Affiliation Retina Consultants of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Subject Arteriovenous Malformations; Arteriovenous Fistula; Constriction; Pathologic; Intracranial Hypertension; Papilledema; Hemiplegia
History A 55-year old female with complaints of bilateral blurred vision, headaches and general malaise of a 1-year duration. Previous history significant for left occipital dural arteriovenous malformation, cerebral hemorrhage and left hemiplegia.
Pathology Cerebral venous hypertension secondary to stenosis of the transverse venous sinuses.
Disease/Diagnosis Thrombosis of transverse sinus secondary to dural arteriovenous malformation
Clinical VA: 20/25 OD, 20/40 OS; Color vision: Control plate only OU
Presenting Symptom Blurred vision OU; Headache; Malaise
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Radiosurgery; IV glucocorticoids; Anticonvulsants
Date 2000
References 1. Bousson V, Brunereau L, Vahedi K, Chapot R. Intracranial dural fistula as a cause of diffuse MR enhancement of the cervical spinal cord. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999;67:227-30. 2. Cognart C, Houdart E, Casasco A, Gabrillargues J, Chiras J, Merland JJ. Long-term changes in intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulae leading to worsening in the type of venous drainage. Neuroradiology 1997;39:59-66. 3. Cognart C, CasascoA, Toevi M. Houdart E, Gabrillargues J. Chiras J. Merland JJ. Dural arteriovenous fistulas as a cause of intracranial hypertension due to impairment of cranial venous outflow. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1998;65:308-16. 4. Kupersmith MJ, Berenstein A, Nelson PK, Simon HT, Setton A. Visual symptoms with dural arteriovenous malformations draining into the occipital veins. Neurology 1999;52:156-62. 5. Pollock BE, Lunsford D, Kondziolka D, Bissonette DJ, Flickinger JC. Stereotactic radiosurgery for postgeniculate visual pathway arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg 1996;84:437-41.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 26th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2000
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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