One Year Old Child with Progressively Increasing Head Size (Aneurysmal Malformation of Vein of Gallen)

TARIQ JAVAID; UMAIR HAYAT; AGHA SHABIR ALI

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One Year Old Child with Progressively Increasing Head Size (Aneurysmal Malformation of Vein of Gallen)

Author(s)

TARIQ JAVAID Department of Pediatrics, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

UMAIR HAYAT Department of Pediatrics, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

AGHA SHABIR ALI Department of Pediatrics, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Macrocephaly is quite common in pediatric clinical practice. It commonly results from metabolic bones diseases especially vit-D deficiency. Hemolytic anemia may also cause large head size. Increasing irritability and associated developmental delay points towards some brain malformation as cause of enlarging head size. We present a one year old boy who presented with increasing head size, irritability and developmental delay. Detailed work up revealed Aneurysmal malformation of Vein of Galen. Arterial embolization with the help of interventional Radiologist was done, it resulted in anatomical as well as clinical improvement in our patient.

Publication Details

Page(s) 193-195

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Published Journal: Pakistan Paediatric Journal, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Year: 2014

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Keywords

Hemolytic Anemia, Macrocephaly, Metabolic bones diseases