Subdural Hematoma From a Type I Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: Case Report

Authors

Patrick P. Han
Nicholas TheodoreFollow
Randall W. Porter, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow
Paul W. Detwiler
Michael T. Lawton, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow
Robert F. Spetzler, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow

Department

neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The authors report a patient in whom a subdural hematoma developed from a Type I spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The patient became symptomatic with back pain, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal subdural hematoma. Selective spinal angiography, however, failed to demonstrate a pathological process. The patient underwent exploratory laminoplasty that revealed a subdural extraarachnoid hematoma with an underlying Type I spinal AVM, which was surgically obliterated. The patient recovered completely. Subdural hematomas that affect the spine are rare. Although a negative result was obtained using selective spinal angiography, exploratory surgery should be considered for the evacuation of a subdural hematoma and possibly for the definitive treatment of a spinal AVM.

Publication Date

1999

Publication Title

Journal of Neurosurgery

ISSN

0022-3085

Volume

90

Issue

4

First Page

255

Last Page

257

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3171/spi.1999.90.2.0255

Recommended Citation

Han, Patrick P.; Theodore, Nicholas; Porter, Randall W.; Detwiler, Paul W.; Lawton, Michael T.; and Spetzler, Robert F., "Subdural Hematoma From a Type I Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: Case Report" (1999). Neurosurgery. 395.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/395