Abstract
Intracranial calcifications in the pediatric population can have many etiologies including neoplastic, infectious, neurodegenerative, metabolic, or cerebrovascular abnormalities. We present the case of a 2-year-old boy with vein of Galen malformation, a rare cause of intracranial calcifications with a review of literature.
Keywords:
Intracranial calcifications; angiography; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; pediatric imaging; plain radiography; ultrasonography; vein of Galen aneurysm.
Copyright Journal of Radiology Case Reports.
MeSH terms
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Basal Ganglia / diagnostic imaging
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Basal Ganglia / pathology
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Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Brain Diseases / etiology*
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Brain Diseases / pathology
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Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Calcinosis / etiology*
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Calcinosis / pathology
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Cerebral Angiography
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vein of Galen Malformations / complications*
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Vein of Galen Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
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Vein of Galen Malformations / pathology
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White Matter / diagnostic imaging
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White Matter / pathology