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Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Mimicking a Brainstem Glioma
Author(s) -
Guennec Loïc,
Leclercq Delphine,
Szatmary Zoltan,
Idbaih Ahmed,
ReyesBotero German,
Delattre JeanYves,
Psimaras Dimitri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon.12220
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous fistula , brainstem , radiology , lesion , glioma , fistula , embolization , arteriovenous malformation , presentation (obstetrics) , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , cancer research
BACKGROUND Brainstem intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas are extremely rare and can mimic a glioma at the time of presentation. CASE We report a patient with an infiltrating brainstem lesion that finally revealed an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula, with full neurological improvement after embolization. CONCLUSION A careful radiological study looking for dilated vessels around the brainstem is necessary in the workup of an infiltrating brainstem lesion, in order to rule out intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula.