Publication: Dural arteriovenous shunts: A new classification of craniospinal epidural venous anatomical bases and clinical correlations
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2008-10-01
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00392499
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Mahidol University
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Stroke. Vol.39, No.10 (2008), 2783-2794
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Sasikhan Geibprasert, Vitor Pereira, Timo Krings, Pakorn Jiarakongmun, Frederique Toulgoat, Sirintara Pongpech, Pierre Lasjaunias Dural arteriovenous shunts: A new classification of craniospinal epidural venous anatomical bases and clinical correlations. Stroke. Vol.39, No.10 (2008), 2783-2794. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516757 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19527
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Dural arteriovenous shunts: A new classification of craniospinal epidural venous anatomical bases and clinical correlations
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Background and Purpose: The craniospinal epidural spaces can be categorized into 3 different compartments related to their specific drainage role of the bone and central nervous system, the ventral epidural, dorsal epidural, and lateral epidural groups. We propose this new classification system for dural arteriovenous shunts and compare demographic, angiographic, and clinical characteristics of dural arteriovenous shunts that develop in these 3 different locations. Methods: Three hundred consecutive cases (159 females, 141 males; mean age: 47 years; range, 0 to 87 years) were reviewed for patient demographics, clinical presentation, multiplicity, presence of cortical and spinal venous reflux, and outflow restrictions and classified into the 3 mentioned groups. RESULTS: The ventral epidural group (n≤150) showed a female predominance, more benign clinical presentations, lower rate of cortical and spinal venous reflux, and no cortical and spinal venous reflux without restriction of the venous outflow. The dorsal epidural group (n≤67) had a lower mean age and a higher rate of multiplicity. The lateral epidural group (n≤63) presented later in life with a male predominance, more aggressive clinical presentations, and cortical and spinal venous reflux without evidence of venous outflow restriction. All differences were statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusion: Dural arteriovenous shunts predictably drain either in pial veins or craniofugally depending on the compartment involved by the dural arteriovenous shunt. Associated conditions (outflow restrictions, high-flow shunts) may change that draining pattern. The significant differences between the groups of the new classification support the hypothesis of biological and/or developmental differences in each epidural region and suggest that dural arteriovenous shunts are a heterogeneous group of diseases. © 2008 American Heart Association, Inc.