Open AccessEndovascular treatment of vein of Galen dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as dementia
Author(s) -
Vikram Huded,
Syed Zafer Moeed,
Romnesh deSouza,
Ravikesh Tripathi,
Rithesh Nair
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.144037
Subject(s) - medicine , arteriovenous fistula , chemosis , radiology , surgery , tinnitus , psychiatry
Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is an important cause of neurological dysfunction that is often misdiagnosed, especially in elderly population. Galenic DAVFs are a subtype of the rare falcotentorial DAVFs with a high risk of hemorrhage and aggressive clinical course. In most cases, DAVFs present with pulsatile tinnitus, headache, or orbital symptoms such as chemosis and proptosis. We report a patient with DAVF of Vein of Galen presented with progressive dementia, treated by Onyx embolisation and had good clinical outcome.