Aneurysm of the Great Vein of Galen: Case Report.
- Author:
Sang Won LEE
1
;
Suck Hun YOON
;
Choon Woong HUH
;
Jin Un SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Arteries;
Cerebral Veins*;
Diagnosis;
Headache;
Heart Failure;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Infant;
Ligation;
Posterior Cerebral Artery;
Syncope;
Veins*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1980;9(2):561-566
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aneurysms of the great vein of Galen are rare and the authors report a case of primary type aneurysm of the great vein of Galen. Clinicaly aneurysm of great vein of Galen give rise to different symptoms and signs at different age. New born infants have intractable heart failure, infancy have hydrocephalus, and adolescents have headache and syncope. The diagnosis rests upon angiography, especially four-vessel angiography is mandatary to delineate all of the feeding arteries. The posterior cerebral arteries supply most of the blood to the aneurysm. The only effective treatment is ligation of the feeding vessels at the point of entry into the vein of Galen.
