Spontaneous isolated non-haemorrhagic thrombosis in a child with development venous anomaly: case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
The natural history of developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) is said to be relatively benign.


METHODS
We herein report the clinical case of a 9-year-old female child with sudden right hemiparesis. An ischaemic infarct secondary to an isolated spontaneous thrombosis of a DVA was diagnosed by brain magnetic resonance imaging, further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography.


CONCLUSIONS
Considering the therapeutic options, early diagnosis is mandatory.
Vieira Santos
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Neuroradiology Department, Garcia de Orta Hospital, Almada, Portugal. gisantos@iol.pt
Saraiva
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010291:Paresis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology