title: Spontaneous thrombosis of developmental venous anomaly (DVA) with venous infarct and acute cerebellar ataxia.
abstract: Developmental venous anomaly (DVA), formally known as venous angioma, is a congenital anatomic variant of the venous drainage of the brain. Although they typically have a benign clinical course and a low symptomatic rate, thrombosis of a drainage vein may occur, leading to potentially debilitating complications. We report a unique case of spontaneous thrombosis of a posterior fossa developmental venous anomaly with cerebellar infarct in a 61-year-old man who presented with acute onset cerebellar ataxia. DVA thrombosis was well-depicted on CT and MR studies. Patient was put on anticoagulant therapy and complete recanalization was seen on follow-up imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA, aagarwal1@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Sangam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanekar
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalapos
authors.forename: Kanupriya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijay
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D003287:Contrast Media