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Spontaneous thrombosis of developmental venous anomaly (DVA) with venous infarct and acute cerebellar ataxia

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Developmental venous anomaly (DVA), formally known as venous angioma, is a congenital anatomic variant of the venous drainage of the brain. Although they typically have a benign clinical course and a low symptomatic rate, thrombosis of a drainage vein may occur, leading to potentially debilitating complications. We report a unique case of spontaneous thrombosis of a posterior fossa developmental venous anomaly with cerebellar infarct in a 61-year-old man who presented with acute onset cerebellar ataxia. DVA thrombosis was well-depicted on CT and MR studies. Patient was put on anticoagulant therapy and complete recanalization was seen on follow-up imaging.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA

    Amit Agarwal & Kanupriya Vijay

  2. Department of Neurology and Radiology, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA

    Sangam Kanekar

  3. Department of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA, 17036, USA

    Paul Kalapos

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Agarwal, A., Kanekar, S., Kalapos, P. et al. Spontaneous thrombosis of developmental venous anomaly (DVA) with venous infarct and acute cerebellar ataxia. Emerg Radiol 21, 427–430 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-014-1216-2

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