Saturday, August 16, 2014

Cavernoma today: Keep the surgeon away?

Cavernoma today: Keep the surgeon away?
Neurology recent issues

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs), or cavernomas, are rounded or oval lesions in the CNS consisting of dilated vascular channels with single layer of endothelium, lacking muscular and elastic layers, without normal intervening brain parenchyma. Developmental venous anomalies may coexist with CCMs in up to 30% of cases, and along with capillary telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations, comprise 4 types of vascular malformations found in CNS.



Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/83/7/576?rss=1

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