Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report

BACKGROUND: Tinnitus, occurring at least once in a lifetime in about 10–20% of the population, is an important clinical problem with complex etiology. Rare causes of tinnitus include cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), which are usually small lesions consisting of abnormal connections betw...

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Autores principales: Kuśmierska, Małgorzata, Gać, Paweł, Nahorecki, Artur, Szuba, Andrzej, JaŸwiec, Przemysław
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3908510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24505226
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.889701
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Tinnitus, occurring at least once in a lifetime in about 10–20% of the population, is an important clinical problem with complex etiology. Rare causes of tinnitus include cranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), which are usually small lesions consisting of abnormal connections between branches of dural arteries and venous sinuses or veins. CASE REPORT: Authors present a case of a 44-year-old woman with persistent, unilateral, treatment-resistant pulsatile tinnitus caused by a small dural arteriovenous fistula revealed in computed tomography angiography. CONCLUSIONS: Computed tomography angiography is a useful diagnostic method that in some cases allows for establishing the cause of unilateral, pulsatile tinnitus.

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