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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov 15:300:18-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2016.10.005. Epub 2016 Oct 12.

Neuromyelitis optica unmasked by a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Brin Freund  1 , Ellen M Mowry  2 , McR  3 , Michael Levy  4 , Scott D Newsome  5
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Neuromyelitis optica unmasked by a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Brin Freund et al. J Neuroimmunol. .

Abstract

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMO-SD) and spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) can both cause longitudinally extensive myelopathy. We describe a case of longitudinally extensive myelopathy attributed to a SDAVF. Despite treatment, myelopathy recurred and led to subsequent NMO-SD diagnosis. We consider a possible link between the two disorders which may shed light on the pathophysiology of NMO-SD. To our knowledge, this is the first published case of co-existent NMO-SD and SDAVF leading to myelopathy.

Keywords: Devic's disease; Neuromyelitis optica; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula; Transverse myelitis.

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