Developmental Venous Anomaly Presenting Intracranial Hemorrhage without Associated Vascular Anomaly
- Author:
Sung Ho KIM
1
;
Dong Gyu YEO
;
Gwang Su LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science 2021;27(1):30-34
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are cited as the most common intracranial vascular anomaly. In the majority of cases, it has a benign clinical course, and complications such as intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) are rarely reported. In the rare cases of DVAs presenting ICH, the causes of hemorrhage are usually by a combined vascular anomaly, mostly cavernous malformation (CM) or complicated DVAs, such as thrombosis in the vein of DVAs. We report a rare case of uncomplicated DVA presenting hemorrhage without accompanied vascular anomaly, such as CM. The cause of hemorrhage is suggested to be a specific form of DVA, arterialized DVA. Arterialized DVAs should be noted that they have a greater risk of hemorrhage than classic DVAs.
