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. 2008 Feb 1;13(4):315–328. doi: 10.1177/159101990701300402

Table 2.

Spectrum of NF-1 Vasculopathy in Vertebral Artery and Neck Region: Vertebral Aneurysms.

Authors Age/
sex
Clinical symptoms Type
lesion
Level Main
vessels(s)
Treatment

Penfield, l946[42] Neck Pain/Paraplegia VVAVF VA

Calbucci, 1977 [30] Neck Pain VVAVF VA

Kawazaki, l977[43] 32/M Neck Pain, Bruit,
myelophaty
Occipito-Vertebral
Fistula
C2-C3 Left Occipital Artery None

Shibui, l977[30] 27/F Bruit, Tetraplegia VVAVF C5 Right Vertebral Artery Surgical Ligation

Latchaw, l980[44] 34/F Bruit, Neck pain,
Hemiparesis
VVAVF C2-C4 LVA, Occipital,
Thyrocervical trunk
Surgical Resection

Deans, l982[26] 53/F Bruit, Hemiparesia VVAVF C2-C4 LVA, Occipital Surgical Ligation

Deans, l982[26] 45/F Bruit, Radiculopathy,
Monoparesis Left limb,
Neck shoulder pain
VVAVF C4-C5 LVA Embolization - Coils

Deans, l982[26] 58/F Acute neck mass
and cervical pain,
Maxilo-jugular
fistula
Left Maxillary Artery Partial embolization
with Gianturco coils
and subsequently surgery

Murata, l983[45] 46/F Tinnitus, Myelopathy VVAVF C2-C6 LVA Surgical Ligation

Hiekata, l984[46] 60/F Bruit, VB insufficiency VVAVF C7 VA, Ascending cervical, Deep
cervical, Thyrocervical trunk

Kamiyama, 1985 [47] 56/F Bruit, Tinnitus VVAVF C5-C6 LVA None

Parkinson, l986[48] 54/F Bruit, Tinnitus VVAVF CI LVA Surgical Ligation

Takahashi, l986[36] 39/F Bruit, Myelopathy VVAVF Cl-C4 VA Embolization - Detachble Balloons.

Kubokura, l987[49] 38/F Bruit, Neck Pain VVAVF C3 LVA, Occipital, Deep
cervical, Thyrocervical trunk
Surgical and
Baloon embolization

Westacott, l988[50] 40/F Bruit, Radiculopathy
Tetraparesis
VVAVF C2-C3 RVA Surgical Ligation

Westacott, l988[50] 46F Neck Pain, Radiculopathy VVAVF C2-C7 LVA None

Hasegawa, l989[51] 47/M Bruit, Suboccipital Pain,
Tetraplegic after atlantoaxial
dislocation and fistula evolution
VVAVF Cl-C2 Both VA's. Ballons and Surgery

Wada, l989[52] 24/F Bruti, Neck pain,
Hemiparesis
VVAVF C3-C4 LVA, Occipital,
Thyrocervical trunk
Surgery and embolization

Johnson, l990[53] 11/F Bruit, Tinnitus VVAVF C2 RVA, Ascending pharyngeal Embolization - Balloons and Coils

Shievink, 1991 [36] 28/F Bruit, Cervical mass. VVAVF C4 RVA, Rdeep cervical,
External carotid
Surgical ligation and resection

Cluzel, l994[28] 48/M Radiculopathy Thyro-cervical-
vertebral Fistula
C5-C7 L subclavian artery, LVA,
Thyrocervical trunk,
ascending cervical
None

Cluzel, l994[28, 54] 25/M Paraesthesia VVAVF C4-C6 RVA Embolization - Balloons

Koenigsberg, l997[54] 34/F Neck pain, Radiculopathy,
Gait impairment, sphincter
incontinence and kyphosis
VVAVF C5-C7 RVA, ascending cervical Embolization - Balloons

Yilmaz, l997[55] 28/M Neck and cervical mass Occipito-jugular
fistula
CI Occipital artery Coil and glue embolization

Ushikoshi, l999[30] 40/F Neck mass and
Occipital Hematoma
VVAVF CI LVA Embolization - Particles and Coils
(Transvenous)

Xiaoping, 2000[59] 38/F Subacute onset of left
hemiparesis, neck pain,
and urinary retention
VVAVF C3-C4 LVA -

Roth, 2000[56] 36/F Neck Pain and sudden
severe cervical hematoma
VVAVF C4-C7 LVA, RVA Embolization Coil
and after Surgical Ligation

Kahara, 2002[57] 38/M Radicular Pain VVAVF C3-C4 RVA Embolizations - Coils

Tanaka, 2002[58] 20/M Acute Neck Mass Occipito-vertebral
Fistula
C2 LVA, L ascending
pharyngeal, Bilateral Occipital
Embolization - Coils and Glue

Sidhartha, 2003 36/F Tetraparesis VVAVF C5
Bilateral
Bilateral VA, Right
Ascending cervical
Embolization - Coils

Case 1,2007 49/F Radiculopathy, Myelopathy VVAVF C4 LVA, Ascending cervical Embolization - Coils and glue

Case 2,2007 45/M Bruit, retro auricular and
cervical pain, Myelopathy
VVAVF C5 RVA Balloon

Case 3,2007 48/M Cervical bruit and cervical
pain and radiculopathy
VVAVF C3 LVA, Ascending cervical Embolization - Coils