Vein of Galen AVM and Visual Loss

Vein of Galen Malformations

Arteriovenous fistulae between the embryonic vessels situated in the midline are often associated with aneurismal dilatation of the great cerebral vein. These fistulae occur in the telencephalic, diencephalic, and mesencephalic segments of the primitive brain. The evolution of these malformations is described.

Vein of galen malformations.

Management of children with high flow arteriovenous shunts of the brain is among the most challenging areas in modern medicine. Intracranial arteriovenous shunts (AVS) in children differ considerably from those seen in adults, in whom brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and acquired dural arteriovenous fistulae predominate. These differences are seen both in the types of lesion and in thei...

Vein of Galen malformation.

DESCRIPTION An 8-month-old baby boy presented to the paediatrics outpatient department with a complaint of enlargement of head size. General and cardiovascular examinations, as well as routine biochemical analysis were within normal limits. There was no evidence of skin lesions to suggest capillary malformation neither there was any limb hypertrophy, also there was no history of skin lesions, l...

Vein of Galen abnormality

Vein of Galen abnormality is a rare congenital malformation of blood vessels of the brain and while often referred to as "Vein of Galen aneurysm" its is really not an aneurysm but usually an arteriovenous (AV) malformation. The following case report will be of interest to sonographers as it demonstrates early prenatal diagnosis of this intracranial vascular abnormality causing cardiac overload ...

Vein of galen malformation.