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Frontiers of Medicine >> 2008, Volume 2, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11684-008-0061-7

Vein of Galen malformations - report of 2 cases and literature review

1.Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital; 2.Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital; 3.Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University;

Available online: 2008-09-05
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Vein of Galen malformations (VGMs) are rare, consisting approximately 1% of intracranial vascular malformations, but nearly one third of pediatric vascular malformations, which can cause severe morbidity and mortality in infants and older children, but more particularly in neonates. We presented 2 patients with VGMs which were confirmed by characteristic clinical symptoms and neuroradiological findings (including CT, MRI and/or angiography). One patient underwent embolization followed by CT, MRI and conventional angiography. The patient’s neurological and cognitive status was normal at present. The other neonate died of congestive heart failure 36 h after birth.

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