Mineta T, Fukuyama K, Koga H, Matsumoto S, Kishikawa T, Tabuchi K
Department of Neurosurgery, Saga Medical School.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1991 Jan;31(1):41-4. doi: 10.2176/nmc.31.41.
The authors report a rare case of dural arteriovenous malformation (AVM) associated with occlusion of the superior sagittal sinus. A 78-year-old female developed transient aphasia, followed by generalized convulsion. Common carotid angiography showed a dural AVM fed by the bilateral middle meningeal arteries, draining to the superior sagittal sinus, and sinus occlusion. 123I-single photon emission computed tomography demonstrated decreased blood flow in the bifrontal-parasagittal regions. Transcatheter embolization via the feeding arteries improved the cerebral blood flow around the lesion, and the symptoms disappeared.
