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Semin Neurol 2023; 43(03): 408-418
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771511
Review Article

Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiology

Flavio Requejo
1   Department of Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
,
Dario Teplisky
2   Department of Pediatric Interventional Radiology, Vascular Anomalies Interdisciplinary Group, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
,
María Laura González Dutra
1   Department of Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
,
Diana Mariela Mouratian
3   Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Pediatria JP Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
,
Raghid Kikano
4   Department of Radiology, Lebanese American University-Gilbert and Rose Mary Chagoury School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
5   Department of Radiology, CISS de l'Abitibi-Temiscamingues, Québec, Canada
,
Thanh N. Nguyen
6   Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
,
Mohamad Abdalkader
7   Department of Radiology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Abstract

Pediatric neurovascular disorders can lead to substantial mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed early and adequately managed. Children with neurovascular diseases cannot be treated as small adults as the vascular and central nervous system anatomy, physiology, and pathologies in children differ greatly from those of adults. In addition, some neurovascular pathologies are seen exclusively in children such as aneurysmal malformation of the vein of Galen, pial fistulas, and dural fistulas in the context of dural sinus disease. In this review, we aim to present an overview of the common pediatric neurovascular diseases along with their endovascular management.

Keywords

pediatric - interventional neuroradiology - endovascular - aneurysms - fistula - stroke


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Article published online:
03 August 2023

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