Falcine sinus is a normal midline embryonic venous sinus present in the fetal brain and usually disappears by birth. Persistent falcine sinus (PFS) has been reported as a normal variant or along with vein of Galen (VOG) malformation, encephalocele, and other abnormalities. Schizencephaly, either closed or open type, has been reported with other associated vascular anomalies. We report a 22-month-old child, who presented with delayed milestones and referred for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and the child was found to have PFS with associated bilateral temporo-occipital closed-lip schizencephaly, hippocampal abnormalities, falco-tentorial dehiscence, and white matter abnormalities. The vein of Galen and straight sinus were absent, and the internal cerebral veins were seen draining into superior sagittal sinus via the falcine sinus. These set of abnormalities are unique from abnormalities reported previously in association with the falcine sinus.
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