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Table 1 Classifications of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas

From: Paraplegia in a chiropractic patient secondary to atraumatic dural arteriovenous fistula with perimedullary hypertension: case report

Type

Description

Type I

Drainage into a sinus without flow restriction

Type II

Drainage into a sinus with flow restriction and reflux into other sinuses or into cortical veins

Type III

Drainage into a cortical vein

Type IV

Drainage into a cortical vein with a large varix

Type V

Spinous perimedullary venous drainage

  1. Adapted from: [7].