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Vein of Galen malformation is a rare intracranial disorder in newborns. In recent years the survival rate has improved due to improvement in endovascular treatment of this abnormality. We describe three neonates with a vein of Galen malformation for whom treatment was not attempted because of associated severe cerebral damage, of antenatal origin in two and of perinatal origin in the other. Autopsy was performed in two neonates. Periventricular leukomalacia was present in both cases, associated in one case with cortical infarction, gliosis and atrophy.
Conclusion We recommend careful evaluation of asso ciated cerebral damage prior to attempted treatment of the vein of Galen malformation.
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Received: 30 November 1995 and in revised form: 10 June 1996 / Accepted 8 July 1996
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de Koning, T., Gooskens, R., Veenhoven, R. et al. Arteriovenous malformation of the vein of Galen in three neonates: emphasis on associated early ischaemic brain damage. Eur J Pediatr 156, 228–229 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310050589
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310050589