title: Spontaneous thrombosis of vein of Galen malformation.
abstract: Vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation. Before the advent and advancement of various endovascular techniques, there was dismal prognosis. Rarely, this condition may spontaneously thrombose without the need for surgical or endovascular treatment with good prognosis. We report a case of an 8-month-old infant who had serial imaging, suggestive of VOGM and presented to us for further management, wherein the imaging revealed spontaneous thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MIOT International Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Kalpana Devi
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kariyappa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MIOT International Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnaswami
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MIOT International Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gnanaprakasam
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MIOT International Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Madan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, MIOT International Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Visvanathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krishnaswamy
keywords: Digital subtraction angiography; magnetic resonance image; spontaneous thrombosis; vein of Galen malformation; ventriculoperitoneal shunt