title: Vein of Galen aneurysm presenting in middle age.
abstract: A vein of Galen aneurysm occurring in a 55-year-old woman is presented. The pathogenesis and treatment of this condition, which is rare in adults, is discussed and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mylonas
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt