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Foix-Alajouanine disease Spontaneous thrombosis of a spinal cord arteriovenous malformation

A case report

SUMMARYA case of Foix-Alajouanine disease verified at operation has been described. Thrombosis in a previously studied arteriovenous malformation involving the cervical spinal cord was demonstrated with both contrast radiography and surgical exploration. Except in unusual circumstances, diagnosis requires surgical exploration, although surgery cannot be expected to alter the disease course and care should be exercised not to injure residual vital cord structures. The etiology and prognosis of this disorder are uncertain.

Dr. Ommaya's address is Branch of Surgical Neurology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland 20014.

Submitted for publication Jan. 26, 1970; accepted March 20, 1970.