title: [Arteriovenous malformations of the Galen vein: results of treatment].
abstract: We performed retrospective and prospective analysis of surgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations of vein of Galen. Since 1987 till 2009 90 patients were operated in Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute. Age varied between 1 month and 38 years, 69 patients were children below 10. The paper describes main techniques for early diagnosis of the disease, its manifestation depending on age and type of malformation, treatment modalities, early postoperative and follow-up results. Endovascular treatment was applied in 75 (83.3%) patients. Complications with persistent neurological deficit after endovascular occlusion were observed in 10 (16%) patients, 2 patients died shortly after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  endovascular surgery is the treatment of choice in arteriovenous malformations of vein of Galen; optimal age for endovascular procedure is 4-5 months; observation in asymptomatic course is ineffective.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Adaev
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Iakovlev
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Khukhlaeva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D054080:Vein of Galen Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult