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  • Title: [Dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as acute-onset dementia: a case report].
    Author: Nakai K, Umezawa H, Kohyama S, Ohtani N, Ono K, Katoh H, Ishihara S, Shima K, Chigasaki H, Kaji T.
    Journal: No Shinkei Geka; 1997 Apr; 25(4):349-54. PubMed ID: 9125719.
    Abstract:
    We report here a unique case of acute-onset dementia caused by a posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF), which was successfully treated by surgical resection of the isolated transverse-sigmoid sinus combined with endovascular procedures. A 70-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with acute-onset dementia and pulsatile tinnitus on the left side. CT scan revealed a low-density area in the parieto-temporal region. Cerebral angiography revealed a dural AVF of the transverse-sigmoid sinus with retrograde drainage into cerebral cortical veins. After transarterial endovascular embolization of the dural AVF, a xenon-CT scan revealed increased cerebral blood flow. Four months postoperatively, however, she was admitted to our hospital again with seizure and aphasia due to recanalizaion of the dural AVF. After trans-arterial embolization, transvenous embolization was attempted, but was unsuccessful due to inaccessibility of the isolated sinus segment. Since this patient could not be cured by endovascular embolization, an open surgical resection of the isolated sinus segment was performed. Following this, CT scans revealed that the low density area present on the first admission had disappeared. The patient's dementia resolved postoperatively. We discuss the pathophysiological mechanism by which venous ischemia due to dural AVF can cause reversible dementia.
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