Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature
Spinal arteriovenous fistulas are rare entities. They often present with congestive myelopathy but are infrequently diagnosed as the cause of the patients′ symptoms. Only one such case has been described previously in Indian literature. We describe one such case who presented to us after a gap of 3...
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doaj-35091d1e1f634228965a24e2ab7941472020-11-24T22:54:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492013-01-0116343243610.4103/0972-2327.116931Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literaturePrasad KrishnanTapas Kumar BanerjeeManash SahaSpinal arteriovenous fistulas are rare entities. They often present with congestive myelopathy but are infrequently diagnosed as the cause of the patients′ symptoms. Only one such case has been described previously in Indian literature. We describe one such case who presented to us after a gap of 3 years since symptom onset and following a failed laminectomy where the cause was later diagnosed to be an intradural fistula in the filum terminale fed by the anterior spinal artery and review the available literature.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=3;spage=432;epage=436;aulast=KrishnanAnterior spinal arterycongestive myelopathyfilum terminaleintradural arteriovenous fistula |
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Prasad Krishnan Tapas Kumar Banerjee Manash Saha Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Anterior spinal artery congestive myelopathy filum terminale intradural arteriovenous fistula |
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Prasad Krishnan Tapas Kumar Banerjee Manash Saha |
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Prasad Krishnan |
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Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature |
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Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature |
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Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature |
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Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature |
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Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature |
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congestive myelopathy (foix-alajouanine syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: case report and review of literature |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
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0972-2327 1998-3549 |
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2013-01-01 |
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Spinal arteriovenous fistulas are rare entities. They often present with congestive myelopathy but are infrequently diagnosed as the cause of the patients′ symptoms. Only one such case has been described previously in Indian literature. We describe one such case who presented to us after a gap of 3 years since symptom onset and following a failed laminectomy where the cause was later diagnosed to be an intradural fistula in the filum terminale fed by the anterior spinal artery and review the available literature. |
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Anterior spinal artery congestive myelopathy filum terminale intradural arteriovenous fistula |
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http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=3;spage=432;epage=436;aulast=Krishnan |
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