title: Deep seated giant arteriovenous malformations in infancy.
abstract: Two patients with arteriovenous malformations draining into the deep venous system of the brain are presented. Both were diagnosed in infancy. One of the patients required a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt to control his obstructive hydrocephalus. Six months later, the AVM was surgically attacked in an attempt to control the progressive heart failure. The other, treated without a shunt, required digitalis to control the progressive heart failure. The clinical presentation and the characteristics of arteriovenous malformations of the vein of Galen and treatment are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male