Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of dural carotidcavernous fistula.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, March 1982, Volume 2, Issue 1
Date 1982-03
Language eng
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Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6rr54bz
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226885
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr54bz

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Title Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of dural carotidcavernous fistula.
Creator Rush, J.A.; Blackshear Jr., W.M.; Grizzard, W.S.
Abstract Intracranial dural fistulas in the region of the cavernous sinus usually occur in middle-aged or elderly women in whom physical findings of ocular pulsation, orbital bruit, and ocular injection are subtle or absent. We examined a 19-year-old man with hemophilia who had a red, mildly proptosed left eye. Typical features of a carotidcavernous sinus fistula were absent except for the presence of dilated, tortuous episcleral vessels. Directional Doppler ultrasound evaluation detected retrograde blood flow in the left frontal vein and thus confirmed the presence of an arteriovenous shunt. After a selective internal carotid angiogram demonstrated a shunt from a dural branch of the internal carotid artery, the patient's symptoms remitted spontaneously. Directional Doppler ultrasonography is a noninvasive test that can detect the presence of a low flow, retrobulbar arteriovenous shunt in the region of the cavernous sinus.
Subject Adult; Arteriovenous Malformations; Carotid Artery Diseases; Cavernous Sinus; Dura Mater; Exophthalmos; Humans; Male; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226879
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rr54bz/226879
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