The Diagnostic Value of Digital Subtraction Angiography Considering
the Pathomechanism of Symptomatic Cerebral Developmental Venous
Anomaly

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 32(2); 2014 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2014;32(2): 103-108.

증상이 있는 대뇌정맥발달이상의 병리기전 규명을 위한 디지털감산혈관조영술의 진단 가치

권보성, 김범준 구준모 윤혁준 진주예 권순억

울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 신경과

The Diagnostic Value of Digital Subtraction Angiography Considering the Pathomechanism of Symptomatic Cerebral Developmental Venous Anomaly

Bo Seong Kwon

Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Cerebral developmental venous anomaly (DVA) is generally benign. However, we have experienced two cases of DVA causing symptoms. In the first case, the patient demonstrated DVA with venous infarction. DVA was visualized in the arterial phase using digital subtraction angiography (DSA), and was diagnosed as arterialized DVA. The second case presented as transient right homonymous hemianopia. DSA revealed venous congestion; the transient aggravation of venous congestion may have caused the symptom. DSA is useful for diagnosing the pathomechanism of symptomatic DVAs. Key Words: Cerebral developmental venous anomaly, Digital subtraction angiography