Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: association with cerebral venous thrombosis, baseline aggressiveness, and clinical outcomes. A retrospective multicenter study on 263 consecutive patients and literature review

CONCLUSIONS: This was one of the largest studies focused on the incidence of CVT associated with icDAVF. For 6.8% of the patients, a natural history of CVT leading to icDAVF was proven, corresponding to 78.3% of patients with previous imaging available. This work offers further insights into icDAVF pathophysiology, aiding in identifying high-risk CVT patients for long-term follow-up imaging. Annual imaging follow-up using noninvasive vascular imaging (CT or MR angiography) for a minimum of 3 years after the diagnosis of CVT should be considered in high-risk patients, i.e., smokers and those with prothrombogenic status.PMID:38428003 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.FOCUS23748

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - March 1, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Clara Cohen St éphanie Lenck Atika Talbi H éloïse Ifergan K évin Premat Gr égoire Boulouis K évin Janot Anne-Laure Boch Christophe Magni Denis Herbreteau Nader Sourour Eimad Shotar Val ère Barrot Fr édéric Clarençon Source Type: research