title: Spectrum of clinical presentations of vein of galen aneurysm.
abstract: Aneurysm of the vein of Galen is a rare intracranial vascular malformation. It is known to have diverse manifestations and varying severity. Four cases with different modes of presentation and outcome are reported. A mortality of 50 per cent was encountered. Among the survivors, one had neurologic sequelae whereas the other had attained age-appropriate developmental milestones. The former was a rare case of spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm while the latter was a boy who underwent therapeutic embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India. aparnaathira@satyam.in
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Sasidharan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anoop
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Jayakrishnan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reetha
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Sindhu
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis