Abstract
Spinal cord intramedullary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have classically been considered congenital lesions that are present from birth. The reason for this dogmatic principal is the fact that a vast majority of these lesions present in pediatric and young adult patients. Interestingly, while many authors have demonstrated the development of de novo nidus-type brain AVMs, there have been no reported cases of a de novo intramedullary or perimedullary AVM of the spine. In this paper the authors describe what they believe to be the first reported case of a de novo AVM of the spinal cord in a young patient who underwent serial imaging from birth for evaluation of a syrinx. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of de novo vascular malformations of the spinal cord are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 302-304 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Cervical spine
- Congenital
- Pediatric
- Spinal angiography
- Spinal vascular malformation
- Vascular disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology