Dural arteriovenous fistula as a cause of reversible cognitive impairment. Case report and a literature review
Julian Fernandez Boccazzi, Xavier Merchan del Hierro, Barbara Eizaguirre, Galeno Rojas, Adriana Leis, Ramiro Sayavedra, Gabriel Gustavo Persi, Jonathan Cubas Guillen, Victoria Aldinio, Emilia Gatto · 2025
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Julian Fernandez Boccazzi and co-authors present a case report and literature review in a 2025 paper on a reversible cause of memory loss. A dural arteriovenous fistula is a faulty link between arteries and veins in the brain's outer lining. In rare cases the backup of blood harms thinking, and the damage can be undone if caught.
Their patient, a seventy-two-year-old man, had lost memory over three years and scored twenty-five of thirty on a standard test. Scans showed the faulty link near his left temporal lobe, fed by three arteries. Doctors sealed it with an embolization procedure. Later testing showed all his weak skills back at normal levels. The authors urge doctors to keep this treatable cause in mind.
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| CREATOR | Julian Fernandez Boccazzi, Xavier Merchan del Hierro, Barbara Eizaguirre, Galeno Rojas, Adriana Leis, Ramiro Sayavedra, Gabriel Gustavo Persi, Jonathan Cubas Guillen, Victoria Aldinio, Emilia Gatto |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |