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Parkinsonism as an initial manifestation of dural arteriovenous fistula
Author(s) -
Lee P. H.,
Lee J. S.,
Shin D. H.,
Kim B. M.,
Huh K.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00955.x
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , medicine , arteriovenous fistula , embolization , basal ganglia , radiology , pathology , central nervous system , disease
Parkinsonism associated with dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) has been described rarely; however, isolated parkinsonism as the presenting symptom of DAVF has not been reported. Here, we describe a patient with DAVF showing reversible isolated parkinsonism after embolization, which was well correlated with perfusion status of basal ganglia, suggesting that a perfusion defect was responsible for the pathogenesis of the parkinsonism in our DAVF patient.