scholarly journals Dural Arteriovenous Fistula on the Brain Stem and Upper Cervical Spinal Cord - A Case Report -

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyung-Suk Sun ◽  
Hyun-Sik Yun ◽  
Min-Keun Song ◽  
Jae-Young Han ◽  
In-Sung Choi ◽  
...  
1995 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kondo ◽  
K. Saito ◽  
J. Nishigami ◽  
T. Ohshima

1972 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Dohrmann

✓ Adult dogs were rendered hydrocephalic by the injection of kaolin into the cisterna magna. One group of dogs was sacrificed 1 month after kaolin administration, and ventriculojugular shunts were performed on the other group. Hydrocephalic dogs with shunts were sacrificed 1 day or 1 week after the shunting procedure. All dogs were perfused with formalin at physiological pressure, and the brain stem and cervical spinal cord were examined by light microscopy. Subarachnoid granulomata encompassed the superior cervical spinal cord and dependent surface of the brain stem. Rarefaction of the posterior white columns and clefts or cavities involving the gray matter posterior to the central canal and/or posterior white columns were present in the spinal cords of both hydrocephalic and shunted hydrocephalic dogs. Predominantly in the dogs with shunts, hemorrhages were noted in the spinal cord in association with the clefts or cavities. A mechanism of ischemia followed by reflow of blood is postulated to explain the hemorrhages in the spinal cords of hydrocephalic dogs with shunts.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothee Mielke ◽  
Kai Kallenberg ◽  
Marius Hartmann ◽  
Veit Rohde

The authors report the case of a 76-year-old man with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula. The patient suffered from sudden repeated reversible paraplegia after spinal digital subtraction angiography as well as CT angiography. Neurotoxicity of contrast media (CM) is the most probable cause for this repeated short-lasting paraplegia. Intolerance to toxicity of CM to the vulnerable spinal cord is rare, and probably depends on the individual patient. This phenomenon is transient and can occur after both intraarterial and intravenous CM application.


1992 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1532-1535
Author(s):  
Katsuhide Kawagoe ◽  
Takashi Sakou ◽  
Masataka Hashiguchi ◽  
Masahiro Nakagawa ◽  
Norio Morimoto ◽  
...  

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. N. Hamir ◽  
G. Moser ◽  
C. E. Rupprecht

Histopathologic (hematoxylin and eosin [HE]) and immunoperoxidase (streptavidin-biotin complex) methods were used for examination of formalin-fixed tissues of rabid raccoons from an enzootic area of Pennsylvania. Extensive morphologic lesions of rabies encephalitis were present in the cerebrum and the brain stem regions. Negri bodies were detected by both methods and were present in the brain (cerebral cortex, hippocampus, brain stem, cerebellum, and cervical spinal cord) and in the ganglia of the trigeminal nerves. The viral inclusions were also seen in ganglion cells in the tongue, parotid salivary glands, pancreas, intestines, and adrenal glands. These sites were not associated with any inflammatory cellular infiltrate. The immunoperoxidase method was superior to HE for the detection of Negri bodies. Because lesions of rabies encephalitis were consistently observed in the cerebrum, brain stem, and cervical spinal cord regions, these areas of the brain should be included when raccoons are examined by the fluorescent antibody test for rabies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kareem Elzamly ◽  
Christa Nobleza ◽  
Ellen Parker ◽  
Rebecca Sugg

Context. We describe a case of unilateral posterior upper cervical spinal cord infarction and propose a pathophysiologic mechanism causing this lesion after vertebral artery endovascular intervention. Findings. A 70-year-old male presented with subacute onset of left hemibody sensory changes and gait instability following a left vertebral angioplasty procedure. MRI cervical spine revealed upper posterior cervical spinal cord infarction (PSCI). After 3 months patient had substantial improvement of his symptoms. Conclusion. PSCI is rare but can present as a complication from vertebral artery angioplasty procedure. Early diagnosis of PSCI can be achieved with adequate understanding of its clinical signs and the blood supply of the spinal cord.


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