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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015; 25(01): 18-20
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.150132
Interventional Radiology

Endovascular management of spontaneous vertebrovertebral arteriovenous fistula associated with neurofibromatosis 1

Randhi Venkata Narayana
Department of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Seven Hills Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Rajesh Pati
Department of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Seven Hills Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
Sibasankar Dalai
Department of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Seven Hills Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Extra cranial vertebrovertebral arteriovenous fistulas (VV AVF) are commonly associated with trauma. Their presentation may vary from palpable thrill and myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy. Sudden onset paraparesis is rare.

Keywords

Embolization - neurofibromatosis type 1 - NF 1 - vertebrovertebral arteriovenous fistula


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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