Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation. Different clinical expressiveness. Three case reports

P Smilari; G Incorpora; P Sciacca; M Marletta; A Saporito; L Mazzone; D M Romeo; S Cilauro; M G Romeo

Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation. Different clinical expressiveness. Three case reports

Minerva Pediatr. 2000 Jan-Feb;52(1-2):55-62.

[Article in English, Italian]

Authors

P Smilari¹, G Incorpora, P Sciacca, M Marletta, A Saporito, L Mazzone, D M Romeo, S Cilauro, M G Romeo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Catania University School of Medicine, Azienda Policlinico.

PMID: 10829593

Abstract

The vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare cerebro-vascular disorder in neonates. It is characterized by an abnormal direct communication between one or several cerebral arteries and the vein of Galen. It may appear in the neonatal period or afterwards. Three cases of patients affected by VGAM with different clinical expression are presented. Two of them were treated successfully with endovascular embolization. It was not possible to provide the same treatment to the third patient for an intractable congestive heart failure already existing when VGAM was diagnosed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Veins* / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Veins* / pathology
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography