title: Thrombosis of a developmental venous anomaly causing venous infarction and pontine hemorrhage.
abstract: Developmental venous anomalies are often incidental findings on brain imaging. We report a case of a thrombosed developmental venous anomaly with venous congestion and pontine hemorrhage that improved after anticoagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Dayna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newey
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faulder
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steinfort
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Anticoagulation; developmental venous anomaly; hemorrhage; pontine; venous infarction