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American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:22-24, January 2007
© 2007 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
PEDIATRICS

Anomalous Intracranial Venous Drainage Associated with Basal Ganglia Calcification

Z. Chen^a, H. Feng^a, G. Zhu^a, N. Wu^a and J. Lin^a

^a From the Department of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China

Address correspondence to Gang Zhu, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; e-mail: a65427851{at}cta.cq.cn

SUMMARY: We describe the neuroradiologic findings in a 7-year-old boy with anomalous intracranial venous drainage and cerebral calcification. CT scans demonstrated that his scalp mass was a plexus of scalp veins filled through the emissary foramen, and there were cerebral calcifications. Angiography revealed bilateral sigmoid sinus atresia with most of the intracranial venous drainage via the prominent mastoid emissary veins into dilated scalp vein. The possible relationship between cerebral calcification and anomalous intracranial venous drainage is discussed.

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