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We report the radiological features, including Doppler sonography and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) findings, of a nongalenic arteriovenous fistula diagnosed in the neonatal period. Hypertensive hydrocephalus developed in infancy. Emergent percutaneous transarterial embolization with n-butyl-2-cyano-acrylate was successfully performed and lead to clinical improvement. MRA allowed a noninvasive followup.
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Hermier, M., Turjman, F., Bozio, A. et al. Endovascular treatment of an infantile nongalenic cerebral arteriovenous fistula with cyanoacrylate. Child's Nerv Syst 11, 494–498 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00334975
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