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Table 2 Symptoms in relation to the type of DAVFs

From: Dural arteriovenous fistulas and headache features: an observational study

Clinical presentation

All

N (%)

CCFs

N (%)

Other DAVFs

N (%)

p value

N

40

14 (35.0)

26 (65.0)

 

Ocular complaints

15 (37.5)

13 (92.9)

2 (7.7)

< 0.001

 Diplopia

11 (27.5)

11 (78.6)

0

< 0.001

 Ptosis

2 (5.0)

2 (14.3)

0

ns

 Exophtalmos

5 (12.5)

5 (35.7)

0

0.003

 Hyperemia / conjunctival chemosis

9 (22.5)

9 (64.3)

0

< 0.001

 Campimetric deficit

3 (7.5)

1 (7.1)

2 (7.1)

ns

Half-face hypoesthesia

1 (2.5)

1 (7.1)

0

ns

Headache

18 (45.0)

7 (50.0)

11 (42.3)

ns

 Non-Migraine-like headache

6 (15.0)

6 (42.9)

0

< 0.001

 Migraine-like headache

12 (30.0)

1 (7.1)

11 (42.3)

0.03

Cerebellar/hearing/vestibular dysfunction

12 (30.0)

1 (7.1)

9 (34.6)

ns

 Nausea / vomiting

1 (2.5)

0

1 (3.8)

ns

 Postural instability

2 (5.0)

0

2 (7.7)

ns

 Tinnitus / hearing loss

7 (17.5)

1 (7.1)

6 (23.1)

ns

Other cranial nerves complaints

2 (5.0)

2 (14.3)

0

ns

Laterocervical / retroauricolar pain

3 (7.5)

1 (7.1)

2 (7.7)

ns

Seizures

2 (5.0)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.8)

ns

Aphasia

1 (2.5)

0

1 (3.8)

ns

Limbs weakness

1 (2.5)

0

1 (3.8)

ns

Hemisoma/limbs paresthesia/hypoesthesia

3 (7.5)

1 (7.1)

1 (3.8)

ns

Sphincter disorders

1 (2.5)

0

1 (3.8)

ns

Confusional state

2 (5.0)

0

2 (7.7)

ns

Syncope

1 (2.5)

0

1 (3.8)

ns

Asymptomatic

5 (12.5)

0

4 (15.4)

ns

  1. Abbreviations: CCFs carotid-cavernous fistulas, DAVFs dural arteriovenous fistulas, ns not significant