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Human genetics and molecular mechanisms of vein of Galen malformation.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics - 1 Apr 2018
Duran Daniel, Karschnia Philipp, Gaillard Jonathan R, Karimy Jason K, Youngblood Mark W, DiLuna Michael L, Matouk Charles C, Aagaard-Kienitz Beverly, Smith Edward R, Orbach Darren B, Rodesch Georges, Berenstein Alejandro, Gunel Murat, Kahle Kristopher T
Abstract excerpt
Vein of Galen malformations (VOGMs) are rare developmental cerebrovascular lesions characterized by fistulas between the choroidal circulation and the median prosencephalic vein. Although the treatment of VOGMs has greatly benefited from advances in endovascular therapy, including technical innovation in interventional neuroradiology, many patients are recalcitrant to procedural intervention or lack accessibility...
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