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Mesut Ozturk1, Serdar Aslan2, Meltem Ceyhan Bilgici2
1Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. dr.mesutozturk@gmail.com.
Introduction:
Cerebral cortical venous aneurysm also known as cerebral varix is a rare entity that usually occurs in relation to high-flow draining veins of arteriovenous fistulas, arteriovenous malformations, and venous angioma. Isolated cerebral varix is an extremely rare entity.
Case Report:
We present a 1-year-old male with isolated cerebral varix. During follow-up, the varix thrombosed spontaneously without causing any neurological deficits.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, spontaneous asymptomatic thrombosis of an isolated cerebral varix without any clinical finding was reported for the first time in the literature.
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