Confirmation of communication between deep venous drainage and the vein of Galen after treatment of a vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in an infant presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 317-320

  Gailloud, P ^a   O'Riordan, D P ^a   Burger, I ^a   Lehmann, C U ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GALEN VEIN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN OF GALEN ANEURYSMAL MALFORMATION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOREBRAIN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL VEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PROSENCEPHALON; STATISTICS;

EID: 33645747705     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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