Venous hypertension associated with a posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula: Another cause of bithalamic lesions on MR images

Glen P. Greenough, Alexander Mamourian, Robert Harbaugh

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Abstract

We report a case of a posterior fossa arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with bithalamic hyperintensity on MR images. The thalamic abnormality improved after surgery, suggesting reversible venous hypertension as the pathogenesis of the finding, as opposed to infarction. This manifestation of a posterior fossa AVF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of bilateral thalamic disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)145-147
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology
Volume20
Issue number1
StatePublished - 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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