A Vieira Santos1, P Saraiva. 1. Neuroradiology Department, Garcia de Orta Hospital, Almada, Portugal. gisantos@iol.pt
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The natural history of developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) is said to be relatively benign. CASE REPORT: We herein report the clinical case of a 9-year-old female child with sudden right hemiparesis. An ischaemic infarct secondary to an isolated spontaneous thrombosis of a DVA was diagnosed by brain magnetic resonance imaging, further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography. CONCLUSION: Considering the therapeutic options, early diagnosis is mandatory.
INTRODUCTION: The natural history of developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) is said to be relatively benign. CASE REPORT: We herein report the clinical case of a 9-year-old female child with sudden right hemiparesis. An ischaemic infarct secondary to an isolated spontaneous thrombosis of a DVA was diagnosed by brain magnetic resonance imaging, further confirmed by digital subtraction angiography. CONCLUSION: Considering the therapeutic options, early diagnosis is mandatory.
Authors: Johann Peltier; Patrick Toussaint; Christine Desenclos; Daniel Le Gars; Herve Deramond Journal: J Neurosurg Date: 2004-10 Impact factor: 5.115