[Paralysis of the right arm caused by vertebral arteriovenous fistula]

J M Riss; J M Bartoli; P Labauge; P Dano; A Branchereau

[Paralysis of the right arm caused by vertebral arteriovenous fistula]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1990;146(11):706-10.

[Article in French]

Authors

J M Riss¹, J M Bartoli, P Labauge, P Dano, A Branchereau

Affiliation

¹ Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille.

PMID: 2077623

Abstract

Traumatic vertebral arteriovenous fistulas rarely result in neurological disorders. We report a case of upper limb paralysis caused by a C5-C6-C7 radiculopathy, 44 years after a trauma and successfully treated by surgery and embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Arm / innervation*
Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Paralysis / etiology*
Spinal Nerve Roots / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*