TY - JOUR T1 - Craniocervical dural fistula associated with cervical myelopathy: angiographic demonstration of normal venous drainage of the thoracolumbar cord does not rule out diagnosis. JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 583 LP - 586 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - I Trop AU - D Roy AU - J Raymond AU - A Roux AU - P Bourgouin AU - J Lesage Y1 - 1998/03/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/19/3/583.abstract N2 - We report a case of craniocervical dural arteriovenous fistula with perimedullary venous drainage associated with cervical myelopathy in which spinal angiography showed a normal venous phase after injection of the artery of Adamkiewicz. We conclude that because of the complex venous drainage of the spinal cord, a dural arteriovenous fistula with spinal drainage cannot be ruled out solely because a normal venous phase is seen in the lower part of the cord, as has previously been suggested. ER -