Facial nerve injury as a complication of endovascular treatment for cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula

Helen H L Chan; Hamed Asadi; Richard Dowling; Thomas G Hardy; Peter J Mitchell

doi:10.3109/01676830.2014.950291

Facial nerve injury as a complication of endovascular treatment for cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula

Orbit. 2014 Dec;33(6):462-4. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2014.950291. Epub 2014 Sep 10.

Authors

Helen H L Chan¹, Hamed Asadi, Richard Dowling, Thomas G Hardy, Peter J Mitchell

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and.

PMID: 25207743
DOI: 10.3109/01676830.2014.950291

Abstract

Facial nerve injury following endovascular treatment of cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae may be caused by ischemia from inadvertent embolisation of vasa nervorum, shearing or compressive forces. We report a case of unilateral facial nerve palsy as a complication of cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula embolisation.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; embolization; injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Cavernous Sinus / abnormalities*
Cavernous Sinus / diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / complications
Facial Nerve Injuries / diagnosis
Facial Nerve Injuries / etiology*
Facial Paralysis / diagnosis
Facial Paralysis / etiology*
Female
Humans