Treatment of CVA and Vein of Galen Ectasia

Abstract

Optimal methods of evaluation and treatment of newborns with cerebral arteriovenous malformation associated with ectasia of the vein of Galen are outlined along with a case report of an inoperable malformation from the Dept of Pediatrics, Malarsjukhuset, Eskilstuna, and Dept of Neuroradiology, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden, and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicetre, France.

Keywords

• arteriovenous malformation
• neurosonography
• ischemic injury