Regression of cerebral calcifications after endovascular treatment in a case of vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation

Anshuman Bansal; Philippe Gailloud; Lori Jordan; Diego San Millán Ruíz

doi:10.3171/2009.2.PEDS08419

Regression of cerebral calcifications after endovascular treatment in a case of vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jul;4(1):17-20. doi: 10.3171/2009.2.PEDS08419.

Authors

Anshuman Bansal¹, Philippe Gailloud, Lori Jordan, Diego San Millán Ruíz

Affiliation

¹ Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, The John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 19569904
DOI: 10.3171/2009.2.PEDS08419

Abstract

The authors present the case of an infant harboring a vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation with conspicuous cerebral calcifications that progressively regressed after staged endovascular obliteration of the lesion. The role of venous hypertension and hydrocephalus secondary to the arteriovenous shunt are discussed to explain the formation and regression of the cerebral calcifications.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / physiopathology*
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Veins / abnormalities
Cerebral Veins / surgery*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Humans
Hydrocephalus / etiology
Hydrocephalus / physiopathology
Hypertension / etiology
Hypertension / physiopathology
Infant
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vein of Galen Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
Vein of Galen Malformations / physiopathology
Vein of Galen Malformations / surgery*