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A 58 year old man was admitted with a pseudo-coronary pain. Cardiological investigations (ECG, chest X-ray, enzymes) were normal. Pain however was exacerbated by movement, coughing and pressure over T4 to T10 vertebrae. On the 4th day, the patient developed a weakness of the right lower limb which worsened 15 days later. On examination there were in the right lower limb a combination of central (Babinski sign) and peripheral signs (diminished deep reflexes, loss of sensation to all modalities ipsilateral to the paralysis). Metrizamide myelography was within normal limits. Spinal angiography revealed a dural arteriovenous fistula draining into spinal veins, at the level of T5. Following the removal of the fistula, the pain disappeared and the other symptoms and signs improved.
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PMID:[Thoracic pain and arteriovenous fistula of the spinal cord]. 652 15