Rapid Recovery from Paraplegia in a Patient with Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome
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- 作者：Holger Joswig ; holger.joswig@gmail.com ; Faizal A. Haji ; Rafael Martinez-Perez ; David A. Steven ; Melfort R. Boulton
- 关键词：Foix&ndash ; Alajouanine syndrome ; Paraplegia ; Spinal cord ; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
- 刊名：World Neurosurgery
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：97
- 期：Complete
- 页码：750.e1-750.e3
- 全文大小：1157 K
- 卷排序：97
文摘
Foix–Alajouanine syndrome is defined as acute neurologic deterioration in the setting of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula.Case DescriptionThis case report on a young patient with an unusual clinical onset of Foix–Alajouanine syndrome coincidentally occurring after his outpatient clinic appointment illustrates how prompt surgical treatment can result in rapid recovery of neurologic function despite preoperative paraplegia.ConclusionsVenous hypertension with subsequent rapid resolution after surgical treatment is the pathophysiological mechanism underlying a dural arteriovenous fistula, in contrast to historical views suggesting that these lesions result from irreversible venous thrombosis, resulting in necrotic myelopathy.