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Vein of Galen malformations — report of 2 cases and literature review

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Vein of Galen malformations (VGMs) are rare, consisting approximately 1% of intracranial vascular malformations, but nearly one third of pediatric vascular malformations, which can cause severe morbidity and mortality in infants and older children, but more particularly in neonates. We presented 2 patients with VGMs which were confirmed by characteristic clinical symptoms and neuroradiological findings (including CT, MRI and/or angiography). One patient underwent embolization followed by CT, MRI and conventional angiography. The patient’s neurological and cognitive status was normal at present. The other neonate died of congestive heart failure 36 h after birth.

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    Chunquan Cai & Changhong Shen

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    Chunquan Cai & Qingjiang Zhang

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Cai, C., Zhang, Q. & Shen, C. Vein of Galen malformations — report of 2 cases and literature review. Front. Med. China 2, 317–322 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11684-008-0061-7

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