Multiple dural arteriovenous shunts in a 5-year-old boy

Authors
Ushikoshi, S Kikuchi, Y Miyasaka, K
Citation
S. Ushikoshi et al., Multiple dural arteriovenous shunts in a 5-year-old boy, AM J NEUROR, 20(4), 1999, pp. 728-730
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01956108 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
728 - 730
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(199904)20:4<728:MDASIA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We describe a rare case of multiple dural arteriovenous shunts (DAVSs) in a 5-year-old boy. MR imaging performed at 1 year of age showed only a dilate d anterior part of the superior sagittal sinus; however, angiography at 5 y ears of age revealed an infantile-type DAVS there and two other DAVSs of th e adult type. The pathophysiological evolution of DAVSs in children and the ir treatment strategies are discussed.