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Familial intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2013
Orina Josiah N, Daniels David J, Lanzino Giuseppe
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BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are acquired abnormal communications between dural arteries and veins. Risk factors for development include sinus thrombosis and hypercoagulability, such as occurs in heritable thrombophilias. While there have been reports of other types of vascular anomalies (such as cavernous and arteriovenous malformations) occurring in families, to...
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