Vein of Galen Malformation Detected by Newborn Cranial Ultrasound Screen with Conservative Following Up: Case Report

Chia-Jou Lin; Nan-Chang Chiu; Chun-Chao Huang; Che-Sheng Ho

doi:10.4103/jmu.jmu_7_24

Vein of Galen Malformation Detected by Newborn Cranial Ultrasound Screen with Conservative Following Up: Case Report

J Med Ultrasound. 2024 Jun 26;33(2):174-176. doi: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_7_24. eCollection 2025 Apr-Jun.

Authors

Chia-Jou Lin¹, Nan-Chang Chiu^{1

2}, Chun-Chao Huang³, Che-Sheng Ho^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Children's Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Department of Radiology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Abstract

Vein of Galen malformation (VoGM) is a rare type of arteriovenous fistula, and its symptoms can range from being asymptomatic to causing life-threatening heart failure. In this case report, we present a 1-month-old infant with the mural type of VoGM, which was identified through newborn screening sonography. Subsequent 1-year follow-up findings with cranial ultrasound are also discussed. Doppler cranial ultrasound proves advantageous for the convenient monitoring of this medically stable infant with VoGM.

Keywords: Conservative treatment; newborn screening; vein of Galen malformation.

Publication types

Case Reports