title: Spontaneous thrombosis of neonatal vein of Galen malformation.
abstract: Vein of Galen malformations are rare congenital intracranial vascular malformations. Based on reports in the literature, spontaneous thrombosis or regression of these lesions is rare. Patients have variable outcomes from an asymptomatic course to death. The reasons behind spontaneous thrombosis are not entirely understood. Here the authors present a case of an infant diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation in utero that subsequently went on to thrombose or regress. A review of the published cases on this phenomenon and the potential causality are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Parham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moftakhar
authors.forename: Moise
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danielpour
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maya
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*; D054080:Vein of Galen Malformations / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*