TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of spontaneous haematoma from vertebral artery arterio-venous fistula in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1
AU - Narayanamurthy, Harsha
AU - El-Badawy, Sarah
AU - Mukonoweshuro, William
AU - Whitfield, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Neurosurgical Foundation.
PY - 2017/11/2
Y1 - 2017/11/2
N2 - Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a mutation on chromosome 17. Vascular abnormalities are recognised complications of NF1. These include aneurysms, stenoses, arteriovenous malformations, fistulae, etc. We report the case of a young gentleman with NF1 with a spontaneous cervical bleed from an arteriovenous fistula arising from the left vertebral artery, and illustrate the various management options and difficulties arising from rapid fistula formation.
AB - Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a mutation on chromosome 17. Vascular abnormalities are recognised complications of NF1. These include aneurysms, stenoses, arteriovenous malformations, fistulae, etc. We report the case of a young gentleman with NF1 with a spontaneous cervical bleed from an arteriovenous fistula arising from the left vertebral artery, and illustrate the various management options and difficulties arising from rapid fistula formation.
KW - AVF
KW - haematoma
KW - NF1
KW - vertebral artery
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84986222610&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02688697.2016.1226257
DO - 10.1080/02688697.2016.1226257
M3 - Article
C2 - 27596615
AN - SCOPUS:84986222610
SN - 0268-8697
VL - 31
SP - 736
EP - 737
JO - British Journal of Neurosurgery
JF - British Journal of Neurosurgery
IS - 6
ER -