Spontaneous thrombosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-39

  Nikas, Demetrios C ^a   Proctor, Mark R ^a   Scott, R Michael ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm of the Vein of Galen; Hydrocephalus from intracranial venous hypertension; Spontaneous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; GALEN VEIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN ANEURYSM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CEREBRAL VEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0032693846     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028828     Document Type: Article

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