Cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a neonate: treatment by embolisation.
A neonate with an aneurysm of the vein of Galen was treated by embolisation using Giant-urco coils. Doppler ultrasound examination showed that blood flow in the internal carotid artery decreased while that in the pericallosal artery increased after occlusion, suggesting a 'steal phenomenon' with blood directed preferentially towards the aneurysm.
Department of Child Health, Queen's University of Belfast, Royal Maternity Hospital.
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McCord
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McNeil
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Halliday
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D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography