Developmental venous anomaly

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Headaches.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
mri

numerous small curvilinear venous structures in the right cerebellum converging into a larger collecting vein giving the characteristic caput medusae sign, and draining into the trocular herophili in keeping with a developmental venous anomaly.

Case Discussion

MRI features of a developmental venous anomaly (incidental finding in this case)

No associated cavernous malformation which may be seen in ~20% of cases.

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