Singing paraplegia: A distinctive manifestation of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

The unique case of a baritone with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) causing recurrent, acute paraplegia during singing is described. This case underscores the presence of impaired venous drainage in these lesions and the high level of clinical suspicion required for their diagnosis in pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurology 2002-04, Vol.58 (8), p.1279-1281
Hauptverfasser:	KHURANA, Vini G, PEREZ-TERZIC, Carmen M, PETERSEN, Ronald C, KRAUSS, William E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Angiography Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging Arteriovenous Fistula - pathology Arteriovenous Fistula - surgery Biological and medical sciences Dura Mater - diagnostic imaging Dura Mater - pathology Dura Mater - surgery Humans Laminectomy Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Music Neurology Neurosurgical Procedures Occupational Diseases - diagnostic imaging Occupational Diseases - pathology Occupational Diseases - surgery Spinal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Spinal Diseases - pathology Spinal Diseases - surgery Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	The unique case of a baritone with a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) causing recurrent, acute paraplegia during singing is described. This case underscores the presence of impaired venous drainage in these lesions and the high level of clinical suspicion required for their diagnosis in patients with any myelopathy.
ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/wnl.58.8.1279