Cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a neonate: Treatment by Embolisation

Abstract

A neonate with an aneurysm of the vein of Galen was treated by embolisation using Gianturco coils. Doppler ultrasound examination showed that blood flow in the internal carotid artery decreased while that in the pericallosal artery increased after occlusion, suggesting a 'steal phenomenon with blood directed preferentially towards the aneurysm.