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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
Dementia caused by dural arteriovenous fistulas reversed following endovascular therapy
James B Henderson1, Mehrzad Zarghouni, Joseph H Hise
1Departments of Surgery (Henderson), Diagnostic Radiology (Zarghouni), Neurointerventional Radiology (Hise, Layton), and Neuroradiology (Opatowsky), Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
Abstract:
We describe two patients who presented with dementia as the primary neurological manifestation of their dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF). Although dementia is not the most common presentation for a dAVF, these cases show that obliterating the fistula can eliminate this dreadful manifestation. This awareness may facilitate the diagnosis of dementia in cases caused by dAVF and allow for a minimally invasive treatment that restores cognitive function back to baseline.
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