This group of spinal vascular disorders includes spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous malformations and spinal artery aneurysms. This ...

7.7%) [1]. This finding suggests that neurosurgery may be a more effective first-line treatment for these fistulas, particularly those fed by spinal arteries, which were linked to a higher risk of ...

Less commonly, there is an abnormal connection between the spinal fluid (usually from a cyst of the dura surrounding a nerve root) and a vein next to it called a fistula. Either way, when it leaks ...