Vein of galen malformation, a cause of intracranial calcification: Case report and review of literature
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Intracranial calcifications in the pediatric population can have many etiologies including neoplastic, infectious, neurodegenerative, metabolic, or cerebrovascular abnormalities. We present the case of a 2-year-old boy with vein of Galen malformation, a rare cause of intracranial calcifications with a review of literature. © 2019, EduRad. All rights reserved.
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Angiography, Computed tomography, Intracranial calcifications, Magnetic resonance imaging, Pediatric imaging, Plain radiography, Ultrasonography, Vein of galen aneurysm, Basal ganglia, Brain diseases, Calcinosis, Cerebral angiography, Child, preschool, Diagnosis, differential, Humans, Male, Tomography, x-ray computed, Vein of galen malformations, White matter, Article, Brain calcification, Brain fourth ventricle, Brain ischemia, Brain third ventricle, Calcification, Case report, Child, Clinical article, Computed tomographic angiography, Developmental delay, Human, Hypertension, Macrocephaly, Muscle weakness, Posterior cerebral artery, Prepontine cistern, Preschool child, Quadrigeminal cistern, Seizure, Vein of galen malformation, Basal ganglion, Brain angiography, Brain disease, Complication, Diagnostic imaging, Differential diagnosis, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, Pathology, X-ray computed tomography