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- Fig 1.
A 53-year-old man with a history of head trauma presented with seizures and right-arm weakness. MR imaging (not shown) demonstrated bilateral parietal hemorrhage and thrombosis of the sagittal sinus. A–C, Sequential sagittal maximum intensity projections from a 320-section dynamic CTA demonstrate a subtle DAVF of the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) supplied by the anterior division of the left middle meningeal artery (arrows). Note the early opacification of the SSS. Venous phase image (C) demonstrates multiple filling defects (asterisk) in the SSS, consistent with SSS thrombosis. D–F, Correlative DSA of the left external carotid artery confirms the DAVF.
- Fig 2.
Schematic overview of the Borden system of classification for DAVFs. A, Type 1 fistula with multiple communications between the occipital artery and transverse sinus. Note antegrade flow and no cortical venous reflux. B, Type 2 lesions are associated with cortical venous reflux. This illustration demonstrates the presence of a transverse sinus fistula with stenosis of the distal transverse and proximal sigmoid sinuses. There is retrograde blood flow into the proximal transverse sinus and the cortical vein (please also see Fig 1E, -F). C, Type 3 fistulas represent communication between the meningeal arteries and cortical vein (or an isolated segment of venous sinus). In this schematic drawing, the cortical vein harboring the fistula near the frontal convexity is tortuous and has multifocal stenoses in its pathway, 2011 Lydia Gregg.
- Fig 3.
A 52-year-old man presented with severe headache, slurred speech, and acute left hemiparesis. A, Noncontrast CT reveals a large right frontoparietal hematoma with intraventricular extension. B–D, A DAVF was suspected on MR imaging (not shown), and DSA was performed. Right (B), left (C), and bilateral (D) external carotid artery injections confirm a convexity DAVF (Borden type 3) with arterial supply from the bilateral middle meningeal and superficial temporal arteries. Transarterial treatment was planned by using the right middle meningeal artery approach (D). A microcatheter was navigated close to the fistula, and the embolization was performed with 2.3 mL of Onyx (E). Note the penetration of Onyx into the arteriovenous junction and the proximal vein (asterisk) as well as arterioarterial reflux (arrows) into the contralateral feeders. F, Ipsilateral (not shown) and contralateral external carotid artery injections confirm complete occlusion of the fistula. The patient made a remarkable recovery during the next 3 months and has mild residual left-arm weakness.
- Fig 4.
A 43-year-old woman with Factor V Leiden mutation developed a spontaneous left-sided dural type (indirect) carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) with proptosis, chemosis, and left cranial nerve VI paralysis. A and B, Lateral view of the left internal carotid artery (ICA) injection and a left ICA 3D reconstruction demonstrates a moderate-flow CCF supplied from multiple left cavernous ICA branches. Additional supply also originated from left external carotid artery (ECA) and right ECA branches (not shown). Given the small size and multiplicity of feeders, transvenous treatment was favored. C and D, A microcatheter was navigated from the left facial vein into the left superior ophthalmic vein (arrows). The cavernous sinus was filled with coils (arrowhead), resulting in complete obliteration of the fistula (D). The proptosis and chemosis resolved the same day, and improvement of left cranial nerve VI function was already evident on postoperative day 1.
- Fig 5.
A 58-year-old male patient presented with thunderclap headache and a small subarachnoid hemorrhage centered at the foramen magnum. A, Left vertebral angiogram demonstrates a dural fistula at the foramen magnum adjacent to the V4 segment of the left vertebral artery. A dominant feeder is noted arising from the left vertebral artery (arrow), and there is a focal venous varix (arrowhead). The venous drainage was along the perimesencephalic vein into the left superior petrosal sinus (not shown). B, Axial DynaCT (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) reconstruction reveals multiple additional feeders (arrows) that were difficult to appreciate on 2D DSA. The patient underwent an embolization of the larger feeder transarterially, but complete occlusion of the fistula was not accomplished. C, The residual fistula was surgically occluded. A partial C1 laminectomy and suboccipital craniotomy were fashioned. Surgical disconnection of the venous outflow was performed, resulting in complete obliteration of the fistula. The patient made an uncomplicated and complete recovery.
Tables
Type Venous Drainage Site CVD “Benign” I Dural sinus No “Aggressive” II Dural sinus Yes III Cortical vein Yes Type Venous Drainage Flow Pattern in Sinus CVD “Benign” I Dural sinus Antegrade No IIa Dural sinus Retrograde No “Aggressive” IIb Dural sinus Antegrade Yes IIa+b Dural sinus Retrograde Yes III Cortical vein Yes IV Cortical vein Yes + venous ectasia V Cortical vein with spinal perimedullary drainage Yes
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