Abstract
SUMMARY: Three patients are presented with slowly progressive tetraparesis caused by an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula with exclusive perimedullary venous drainage. MR imaging showed a swollen cervicothoracic cord with central myelopathy and dilated perimedullary veins. Bilateral vertebral angiography initially failed to demonstrate the fistulas, and diagnosis was established with external carotid angiography. All 3 patients were successfully treated with glue embolization, 1 after failed surgical exploration. Angiographic cure of the fistula resulted in clinical cure in 1 patient and stabilization in 2 patients.
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