A treatable case of dementia--intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula

HY Chan, KM Cheng, MW Lo, CM Chan, YL Cheung
Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Hong Kong


Dementia is a common medical problem that affects elderly patients. We report on a 77-year-old man with an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula who presented with dementia that was initially thought to be irreversible and degenerative. Subsequent neuroendovascular intervention resulted in significant functional and cognitive improvement.

Hong Kong Med J 2006;12:74-6

Key words: Arteriovenous fistula; Dementia; Embolization, therapeutic