title: Arteriovenous angioma of the vein of Galen causing cardiac failure in the neonate. Report on clinical and pathological findings in two cases.
abstract: Clinical details of two cases of arteriovenous angioma of the vein of Galen are presented. In one case a diffuse meningo-cerebral angiodysplasia was found at necropsy. Due to a large arteriovenous shunt both cases became apparent in the neonatal period by progressive and fatal heart failure as the main clinical feature. Increased head circumference and a loud cranial bruit suggested the final diagnosis. Improvement of diagnostic work-up by computerized axial tomography and two-dimensional ultrasound with less discomfort to the patient is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology