Spontaneous isolated non-haemorrhagic thrombosis in a child with development venous anomaly: case report and review of the literature

A Vieira Santos; P Saraiva

doi:10.1007/s00381-006-0159-7

Spontaneous isolated non-haemorrhagic thrombosis in a child with development venous anomaly: case report and review of the literature

Childs Nerv Syst. 2006 Dec;22(12):1631-3. doi: 10.1007/s00381-006-0159-7. Epub 2006 Oct 28.

Authors

A Vieira Santos¹, P Saraiva

Affiliation

¹ Neuroradiology Department, Garcia de Orta Hospital, Almada, Portugal. gisantos@iol.pt

PMID: 17072663
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0159-7

Abstract

Introduction: The natural history of developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) is said to be relatively benign.

Case report: We herein report the clinical case of a 9-year-old female child with sudden right hemiparesis. An ischaemic infarct secondary to an isolated spontaneous thrombosis of a DVA was diagnosed by brain magnetic resonance imaging, further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography.

Conclusion: Considering the therapeutic options, early diagnosis is mandatory.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction*
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Infarction / etiology
Cerebral Infarction / pathology
Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
Cerebral Veins / diagnostic imaging
Child
Female
Humans
Intracranial Thrombosis / complications
Intracranial Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Thrombosis / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Paresis / diagnostic imaging
Paresis / etiology
Paresis / pathology