Lateral Variant of Davidoff and Schechter Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

Abstract

Dural arteriovenous fistulas represent a distinct direct pathological connection between dural arterial feeders of the meninges to cortical veins or sinuses. Vascular supply of the meninges is provided by a series of named arteries-anterior, middle, and posterior meningeal arteries, with the tentorium provided by the artery of Bernasconi and Cassinari (anterior-medial) and the artery of Davidoff and Schechter (posterior-medial). This case is the first report in the literature of a lateral distal posterior cerebral artery supplying the meninges and contributing dural feeders to a Cognard type III/Borden type III dural arteriovenous fistula.

Keywords: Artery of Davidoff and Schechter; Dural arteriovenous fistula; Dural fistula; Endovascular embolization; Pial fistula.