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Case Report: Vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula showing symptoms mimicking ALS: Diagnostic imaging supports accurate differentiation between ALS and mimicking conditions [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
| العنوان: | Case Report: Vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula showing symptoms mimicking ALS: Diagnostic imaging supports accurate differentiation between ALS and mimicking conditions [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] |
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| المؤلفون: | Shinya Sonobe, Kuniyasu Niizuma, Hitoshi Warita, Toshiki Endo, Tatsuro Misu, Daisuke Ando, Hinako Kirikae, Masashi Aoki, Ryuhei Harada, Tatsuhiko Hosaka |
| المصدر: | F1000Research, Vol 11 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | F1000 Research Ltd, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS mimics, angiography, diagnostic imaging, eng, Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | We report a rare case of a vertebro-vertebral arteriovenous fistula (VVAVF) manifesting as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A 76-year-old female patient presented with progressive weakness, muscle atrophy, fasciculation, and preserved deep tendon reflexes in the right upper limb. Electrophysiological testing showed lower motor neuron dysfunction. The patient was suspected to have ALS, but cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed enlarged blood vessels in the spinal canal, which compressed the cervical spinal cord and nerve roots. Angiography showed a shunt from the right vertebral artery to the right intervertebral vein and the vertebral venous plexus; therefore, the patient was diagnosed with VVAVF. Transarterial embolization was performed to obliterate the shunt, and weakness in the patient’s right upper limb subsequently improved. It is worth considering VVAVF as a differential diagnosis of ALS-like diseases. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2046-1402 |
| Relation: | https://f1000research.com/articles/11-546/v3; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-1402 |
| DOI: | 10.12688/f1000research.121554.3 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a181878554524f42b97dedac760f64fa |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.181878554524f42b97dedac760f64fa |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20461402 |
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| DOI: | 10.12688/f1000research.121554.3 |