Open AccessSpontaneous thrombosis of vein of Galen malformation
Author(s) -
Kalpana Devi Kariyappa,
K. Murali,
Francis Gnanaprakasam,
Madan Ramachandran,
Visvanathan Krishnaswamy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.193377
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , vascular malformation , vein , radiology , deep vein , surgery
Vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation. Before the advent and advancement of various endovascular techniques, there was dismal prognosis. Rarely, this condition may spontaneously thrombose without the need for surgical or endovascular treatment with good prognosis. We report a case of an 8-month-old infant who had serial imaging, suggestive of VOGM and presented to us for further management, wherein the imaging revealed spontaneous thrombosis.