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Spinal arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by gas myelography

Malformation artérioveineuse diagnostiquée par myélographie gazeuse

Der Nachweis einer spinalen arteriovenösen Mißbildung durch die Gas-Myelographie

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Summary

A spinal angioma, diagnosed by gas myelography, is presented. Though situated in the medullary conus, the malformation exclusively drained to the posterior fossa. Associated posterior fossa signs and symptoms, combined with cord findings led to the clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

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A propos d'un angiome de la moelle diagnostiqué par myélographie gazeuse. Bien que situé dans le cône terminal, cet angiome est drainé entièrement dans la fosse posterieure. Des signes associés de la fosse postérieure associés aux signes medullaires permirent de poser le diagnosric de sclérose en plaques.

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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird ein spinales Angiom beschrieben, das durch die Gas-Myelographie nachgewiesen werden konte. Dieser Befund wurde durch die Pantopaque-Myelographie und durch die spinale Angiographie bestätigt.

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Academic trainee in diagnostic radiology. Supported by grant GM 1707 of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, USPHS.

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Poole, G.J., Larsen, J.L. Spinal arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by gas myelography. Neuroradiology 2, 119–121 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337510

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