Antenatal diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: MR study of fetal brain and postnatal follow-up

A Campi; G Scotti; M Filippi; S Gerevini; F Strigimi; P Lasjaunias

doi:10.1007/BF00593231

Antenatal diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: MR study of fetal brain and postnatal follow-up

Neuroradiology. 1996 Jan;38(1):87-90. doi: 10.1007/BF00593231.

Authors

A Campi¹, G Scotti, M Filippi, S Gerevini, F Strigimi, P Lasjaunias

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, HS Raffaele, University of Milan, Italy.

PMID: 8773288
DOI: 10.1007/BF00593231

Abstract

About 20 cases of prenatal diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal Malformation (VGAM) have been described. We present a case diagnosed prenatally by Doppler ultrasonography. Prenatal MRI and postnatal radiological studies including post-treatment MRI and MRA, were carried out.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
Cerebral Veins / embryology
Cerebral Veins / pathology
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
Hydrocephalus / embryology
Hydrocephalus / therapy
Infant, Newborn
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / embryology*
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Prenatal Diagnosis*
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*