TABLE 2:
Summary of reported patients with arteriovenous fistula of cervicomedullary junction
| Study | Age (y)/Sex | Symptom | SDAVF/SPAVF | Ascending/Descending | Drainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asakawa et al, 2002 (5) | 64/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Spinal medullary veins |
| Do et al, 1999 (6) | 50/M | SAH | SDAVF | Ascending | Anterior medullary vein |
| Ernst et al, 1997 (7) | 71/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Spinal medullary veins |
| 47/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | UD | |
| 58/F | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Spinal medullary veins, superior petrosal sinus | |
| Fox and Allcock, 1978 (8) | 54/M | Tinnitus | SDAVF | Descending | Jugular vein, varix (+) |
| Gaensler et al, 1990 (9) | 50/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| 69/F | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein | |
| Guglielmi et al, 1988 (10) | 62/F | Tinnitus | SDAVF | Descending | Jugular vein |
| Hahnel et al, 1998 (11) | 67/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Ascending | Anterior pontomesencephalic vein, superior petrous sinus |
| Hashimoto et al, 2000 (12) | 66/F | SAH | SDAVF | Ascending | Perimedullary vein inferior petrosal sinus |
| Inci et al, 2002 (13) | 22/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Epidural vein |
| Kinouchi et al, 1998 (14) | 10 cases | SAH 7 cases | SDAVF | Ascending: 6 | Vatix: 4 cases |
| Ascending and descending: 3 | |||||
| Descending: 1 | |||||
| Mascalchi et al, 1996 (16) | 69/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Retromedullary vein, inferior petrosal sinus |
| 53/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Anteromedullary veins, retromedullary veins | |
| Miyoshi et al, 1999 (17) | 70/F | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Anterior and posterior spinal veins |
| Niwa et al, 1997 (18) | 61/F | Asymptomatic | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| 61/M | Cerebellar ataxia | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein | |
| Oda et al, 1989 (19) | 58/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| Oishi et al, 1999 (20) | 62/F | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| Partington et al, 1992 (21) | 63/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| Pulido et al, 2004 (22) | 62/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| Rodesch and Lasjaunias, 2003 (23) | 36/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Medullary vein |
| Slaba et al, 2000 (24) | 36/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | UD | Perimedullary veins |
| Symon et al, 1984 (25) | 60/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Perimedullary veins |
| Trop et al, 1998 (26) | 74/M | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Anterior medullary vein |
| Vinuela et al, 1986 (27) | 30/F | Cerebellar dysfunction | SDAVF | UD | UD |
| Willinsky et al, 1990 (28) | 36/F | Myelopathy | SDAVF | Descending | Anterior medullary vein |
| Bayrakci et al, 1999 (30) | 4 mo/M | Torticolis | SPAVF | Descending | Anterior spinal vein |
| Heros et al, 1986 (31) | 31/M | Myelopathy | SPAVF | Ascending | Anterior spinal vein |
| Hida et al, 2002 (32) | 58/M | SAH | SPAVF | Ascending | UD |
| Nagashima et al, 1996 (33) | 16/F | Myelopathy | SPAVF | Descending | Anterior spinal vein |
SAH indicates subarachnoid hemorrhage: SDAVF, spinal dural arteriovenous fistula; SPAVF, spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistula; UD, unspecfied data.