Transient aphasia and reversible major depression due to a giant sagittal sinus dural AV fistula.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 61-year-old man presenting with transient global aphasia and chronic major depression was found to have a giant high flow dural arteriovenous fistula of the superior sagittal sinus. EEG and SPECT scan showed left frontoparietal dysfunction. This resolved after fistula embolization, as did the patient's neuropsychiatric complaints.
Medical subject headings
- Aphasia
- Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations
- Cranial Sinuses
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Dura Mater