title: Familial incidence of the congenital torcular dural arteriovenous shunt: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Congenital dural sinus malformations are rare but can be major causes of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric population if not detected and managed urgently. Lesions involving large draining sinus structures such as superior sagittal sinus and torcular herophili can result in significant intracranial circulation impairment mostly due to venous drainage disturbance. Early detection plays a pivotal role in the outcome of the patients. Rarely familial incidence of some types of arteriovenous malformations in isolation from other congenital hereditary disorders has been reported. Knowledge of the familial association of congenital dural sinus malformations may raise the awareness for considering the possibility of occurrence of these lesions in the relatives of index cases. Herein, we describe the occurrence of giant torcular dural shunt in two pediatric cousins treated with endovascular embolization.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: amir.honarmand@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Amir R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Honarmand
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neurology, Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.affiliation: Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neurosurgery, Divisions, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's, Hospital of Chicago. Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Tord D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Alden
authors.affiliation: Neuro-interventional Surgery, Divisions, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's, Hospital of Chicago. Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Furqan H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg of School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Neuro-interventional Surgery, Divisions, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's, Hospital of Chicago. Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaibani
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D054063:Superior Sagittal Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Congenital; Dural arteriovenous shunt; Embolization; Endovascular; Familial incidence; Torcular