Table 2:

TRICKS, DSA findings, and treatment of patients with intramedullary arteriovenous malformations, perimedullary spinal cord arteriovenous fistulas, and extradural SVMs

Age (yr)SexSide and Level of Feeding VesselTreatmentClassification
TRICKSAngiogram
24MConus midlineL T10SurgeryII
46ML C5/6R C5/6Awaiting radiosurgeryII
58FSVM but no level or side identifiedLeft vertebral artery just beyond the PICA originSurgeryII
78MT11/T12, no side identifiedL L1SurgeryIV
73MR L3/L4R L1SurgeryIV
33MR T11R T11SurgeryIV
71FL L2, postembolization to coccyxDistal coccyx, branches of the median sacral arteryMultiple embolizations and surgeryIV
45MR T6L T7RadiosurgeryIV
17MT9, no side identifiedL T7Awaiting radiosurgeryIV
82FBilateral T12UnsuccessfulSurgeryIV
79FL T11UnsuccessfulSurgeryIV
74FR L3/L4UnsuccessfulSurgeryIV
32FNo SVM identifiedR C2ConservativeIV
65MR L3/L4R L3/L4EmbolizationExtradural
  • Note:—L indicates left; R, right; PICA, posterior inferior cerebellar artery.