Vein of Galen Malformation, a cause of Intracranial Calcification: Case Report and Review of Literature

J Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Mar 31;13(3):13-18. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v13i3.3456. eCollection 2019 Mar.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Basal Ganglia / diagnostic imaging
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Diseases / etiology*
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vein of Galen Malformations / complications*
  • Vein of Galen Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vein of Galen Malformations / pathology
  • White Matter / diagnostic imaging
  • White Matter / pathology