[Thrombosis of developmental venous anomaly and consecutive venous infarction]

Nervenarzt. 2008 Jun;79(6):703-5. doi: 10.1007/s00115-008-2457-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Developmental venous anomalies (DVA) are congenital aberrations in the cerebral venous system reflecting failure of normal embryogenesis. They are considered the most common intracranial vascular malformation. Although they are generally regarded as benign entities, their clinical significance remains controversial--case reports do exist considering DVA to be the origin of thrombosis, cerebral ischemia, and hemorrhage. We report a 26-year-old patient suffering from thrombosis of a DVA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Infarction / etiology*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / complications*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
  • Cerebral Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Venous Thrombosis / etiology*