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About 20 cases of prenatal diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal Malformation (VGAM) have been described. We present a case diagnosed prenatally by Doppler ultrasonography. Prenatal MRI and postnatal radiological studies including post-treatment MRI and MRA, were carried out.
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Campi, A., Scotti, G., Filippi, M. et al. Antenatal diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: MR study of fetal brain and postnatal follow-up. Neuroradiology 38, 87–90 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593231
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