Venous Infarction of Developmental Venous Anomaly: A Case Report with Perfusion Imaging

Abstract

Developmental venous anomaly (DVA) is a common congenital venous malformation characterized by dilated medullary veins in caput medusa configuration and a draining vein. Despite the high incidence of DVAs, they are benign anatomic variations and rarely cause symptoms. Here, we report computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings with perfusion images of acute infarction from underlying DVA in a 63-year-old female patient who presented with acute onset of neurologic symptoms and recovered without any neurologic deficit.

Keywords

• central nervous system venous angioma
• infarction
• magnetic resonance imaging
• perfusion imaging