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Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology 2012; 01(04): 305-311
DOI: 10.3233/PNR-2012-039
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Postnatal evolution of a developmental venous anomaly

James L. Leach
a   Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
,
Travis Howard
a   Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
,
Todd Abruzzo
a   Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
c   Mayfield Clinic, Cincinnati, OH, USA
,
Blaise V. Jones
a   Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
,
Kerry Crone
b   Department of Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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08 July 2011

20 November 2011

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are the most frequently encountered brain parenchymal vascular malformation. They are thought to arise during intrauterine development; however, the pathogenesis of these lesions remains unknown. A unique case documenting the postnatal evolution of a DVA in the left cerebellum of a young child is presented and the current literature on the pathogenesis and imaging characteristics of these anomalies is reviewed. Our case strongly suggests that the processes contributing to DVA maturation can extend into the postnatal period.

Keywords

Developmental venous anomaly - venous angioma