yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 4 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary- April 2025NNY20250523ArticleIncidental Discovery of a Developmental Venous Anomaly: A Case Report of a 37-Year-Old Female with Chronic HeadachesEnglishY178180Sara OmariTadlaoui1EnglishNBouchraDahmani2EnglishYZinebMoudafia2EnglishYSiham Alaoui Rachidi2EnglishY10.63475/yjm.v4i1.0023Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are congenital vascular malformations often found incidentally on neuroimaging. This case report describes a 37-year-old female with chronic headaches and an incidentally discovered DVA in the left frontal lobe. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a classic "caput medusae" pattern without hemorrhage or associated cavernous malformation. This case highlights the importance of recognizing DVAs as incidental findings, differentiating them from other causes of chronic headaches, and understanding the significance of associated imaging findings.EnglishDevelopmental venous anomaly, chronic headaches, gliosis, caput medusae, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).https://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=160References1619Hsu CCT, Krings T. Symptomatic Developmental Venous Anomaly: State-of-the-Art Review on Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Imaging Approach to Diagnosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. mai 2023;44(5):498‑504.Brzegowy K, Kowalska N, Solewski B, Musiał A, Kasprzycki T, Herman-Sucharska I, et al. Prevalence and anatomical characteristics of developmental venous anomalies: an MRI study. Neuroradiology. juill 2021;63(7):1001‑8.See AP, Silva MA, Aziz-Sultan MA. Developmental Venous Anomalies. In: Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases [Internet]. Elsevier; 2017 [citand;eacute; 25 mars 2025]. p. 478‑81. Disponible sur: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780128030585000965Yu X guang, Wu C, Zhang H, Sun Z hui, Cui Z qiang. The Management of Symptomatic Cerebral Developmental Venous Anomalies: A Clinical Experience of 43 Cases. Med Sci Monit Int Med J Exp Clin Res. 5 nov 2016;22:4198‑204.Osborn AG, Jhaveri MD, Salzman KL, and;eacute;diteurs. Brain. 3rd edition. 2015. 1195 p. (Diagnostic imaging).Rinaldo L, Lanzino G, Flemming KD, Krings T, Brinjikji W. Symptomatic developmental venous anomalies. Acta Neurochir (Wien). mai 2020;162(5):1115‑25.Mooney MA, Zabramski JM. Developmental venous anomalies. Handb Clin Neurol. 2017;143:279‑82.Ma L, Hoz SS, Grossberg JA, Lang MJ, Gross BA. Developmental Venous Anomalies. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024;35(3):355-361. and;nbsp;and;nbsp;