Foix-Alajouanine syndrome mimicking a spinal cord tumor
Summary Subacute necrotizing myelopathy (SNM) or Foix-Alajouanine syndrome is a rare disease characterized by progressive neurological dysfunction caused by a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Radiological diagnosis is usually suspected when there is intramedullary nonspecific enhancement and perimedullary flow voids. Ring-enhancement is rarely reported in the scope of AVF, which poses a diagnostic challenge and raises the suspicion of a spinal cord tumor. In such situations, biopsy can be required and delay proper diagnosis. We report the case of a patient with SNM, who underwent biopsy on the assumption of it being a spinal cord tumor.
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Main Authors: | Salomão,Renan, Canêdo,Nathalie Henriques Silva, Abrão,Guilherme P., Lima,Carlos, Acioly,Marcus André |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Médica Brasileira
2017
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000700564 |
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