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  • Title: [Giant arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen in a 50 year old man].
    Author: Cordonnier C, Lucas C, Leclerc X, Gauvrit JY, Leys D.
    Journal: Rev Neurol (Paris); 2002 Jul; 158(6-7):731-3. PubMed ID: 12486904.
    Abstract:
    True malformations of the vein of Galen are usually diagnosed within the first weeks of life. They represent less than 1 p. 100 of the cerebral arteriovenous malformations. These true malformations are exceptional in adults but should be known as an endovascular treatment could be performed. The most frequent clinical presentation is a severe cardiac failure leading to death. We report a giant arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen in a right-handed, 50 year-old man. During childhood, he suffered from a compensated cardiac failure which remained of unknown cause. Neurological examination showed kinetic and static cerebellar syndrome and a Parinaud syndrome. A cerebral MRI scan revealed a giant vascular malformation of the vein of Galen with a normal posterior fossa. The angiography enabled the diagnosis of a true malformation of the vein of Galen in its choroidian form. Its high blood flow entails cardiac failure because of a steal phenomenon. An endovascular treatment was declined because of numerous arterial afferences and the potential risks of peroperative haemorrhage.
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