Arteriovenous Malformation of the Vein of Galen: A Case Report

CASE REPORT
Vyacheslav A. Kutashov, Olga V. Ulyanova, Igor S. Protasov, Oleg V. Zolotaryov, Elena S. Ananyeva, Anna A. Dudina, Margarita V. Uvarova

 
International Journal of Biomedicine. 2021;11(1):58-60.
DOI: 10.21103/Article11(1)_CR1
Originally published March 5, 2021

Abstract: 

The article presents literature data and the authors’ observations of the course of the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in a one-day-old newborn infant. This clinical case is of practical interest since the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation is a rare congenital anomaly of cerebral vessels. The results of arteriovenous malformation treatment in recent years have improved considerably, but many diagnostic and curative aspects in children require the development of new approaches to addressing this problem.

Keywords: 
arteriovenous malformation • the great cerebral vein • children
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Received November 20, 2020.
Accepted January 28, 2021.
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