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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author Kuśmierska, Małgorzata
Gać, Paweł
Nahorecki, Artur
Szuba, Andrzej
JaŸwiec, Przemysław
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description 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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spelling pubmed-39085102014-02-06 Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report Kuśmierska, Małgorzata Gać, Paweł Nahorecki, Artur Szuba, Andrzej JaŸwiec, Przemysław Pol J Radiol 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 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. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013 2013-11-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3908510/ /pubmed/24505226 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.889701 Text en © Pol J Radiol, 2013 This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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Gać, Paweł
Nahorecki, Artur
Szuba, Andrzej
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Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report
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title_fullStr Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report
title_full_unstemmed Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report
title_short Cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report
title_sort cranial dural arteriovenous fistula as a rare cause of tinnitus – case report
topic Case Report
url 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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