[Management and outcome of vein of galen malformation in childhood]

Abstract

The vein of Galen malformation (VGM) is a rare congenital cerebral vascular malformation. In most cases it already has been diagnosed prenatally. The impact of heart failure due to the arteriovenous shunt is relevant for the prognosis.Prognosis of neonatal symptomatic VGM with early heart failure is severe. Therefore an interdisciplinary cooperation is necessary and it is important to treat patients in a clinic with a perinatal center and a neuroradiology and neurosurgery that is experienced in treating such patients. The genesis, the pathophysiology, the diagnostic agents, the therapeutic agents and the prognosis of VGM will be described.