Aneurysm of the vein of Galen: a new cause for Ballantyne syndrome.
Ballantyne syndrome is a condition of multiple causes and is characterized by maternal, placental, and fetal edema. We describe the first case of Ballantyne syndrome in a patient whose fetus had ultrasonographic demonstration of an aneurysm of Galen's vein.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
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D000328:Adult; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography