Developmental venous anomalies--two cases with venous thrombosis

Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Dec;26(6):886-7. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2012.689026. Epub 2012 May 28.

Abstract

Developmental venous anomalies (DVA) are generally considered the most common vascular anomalies. They are usually asymptomatic and display a benign clinical course. We report two cases of thrombosed developmental venous anomalies. Both patients developed venous infarcts with haemorrhagic transformation from the thrombosed DVA, and 1 patient needed decompressive craniectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Infarction* / complications
  • Brain Infarction* / etiology
  • Brain Infarction* / surgery
  • Cerebral Veins* / abnormalities
  • Cerebral Veins* / surgery
  • Decompressive Craniectomy / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Venous Thrombosis* / complications
  • Venous Thrombosis* / rehabilitation
  • Venous Thrombosis* / surgery