Vein of Galen malformation and infantile spasms

J Child Neurol. 1999 Mar;14(3):196-8. doi: 10.1177/088307389901400311.

Abstract

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the study, characterization, and management of infantile spasms. With technological advances, it is now possible to determine a specific diagnosis on many patients with infantile spasms, thus broadening the spectrum of conditions associated with this electroclinical syndrome. We report a child with infantile spasms who also had a vascular malformation of the vein of Galen. Both clinical and electroencephalographic findings improved rapidly after endovascular treatment of the vascular anomaly, suggesting a possible association.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
  • Cerebral Veins / surgery
  • Electroencephalography
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Spasms, Infantile / diagnosis
  • Spasms, Infantile / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome