What Is a Cavernoma in the Brain?
A Cavernoma Is a Cluster of Abnormal Blood Vessels, Usually Found in the Brain and Spinal Cord. They're Sometimes Known as Cavernous Angiomas, Cavernous...
A cavernoma is a cluster of abnormal blood vessels, usually found in the brain and spinal cord. They're sometimes known as cavernous angiomas, cavernous hemangiomas, or cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM).
Is a cavernoma serious?
Most cavernomas do not cause any symptoms, and may go unnoticed for most of (or even all of) the patient's life. Most are found during scans carried out for other reasons. However, in some cases they can cause symptoms, which can be very serious in nature and may post a serious risk to the patient's health.
How is cavernoma treated?
Cavernomas are treated by microsurgical resection or stereotactic radiosurgery if the patient is experiencing severe symptoms, such as intractable seizures, progressive neurological deterioration, one severe hemorrhage in a noneloquent region of the brain, or at least two severe hemorrhages in eloquent brain.
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