منابع مشابه
Brainstem cavernous malformation.
To cite: Woodley-Cook J, Noel de Tilly L, MacDonald L. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007679 A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-week history of worsening ataxia. CT (figure 1) and MRI (figures 2 and 3) demonstrated a lobulated lesion of varying densities on CTand signal intensities on MRI (‘popcorn’ ball apperance...
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We report a long-term eye movement study of a 68-year-old female with pontomedullary junction cavernous malformation whose dysconjugate nystagmus was treated with retrobulbar botulinum toxin A injections. Sequential, bilateral retrobulbar injections of botulinum toxin A were performed. Injections immediately decreased oscillopsia and nystagmus, and improved visual acuities. One to three months ...
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Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are collections of small blood vessels (capillaries) in the brain that are enlarged and irregular in structure. These closely clustered irregular dilated capillaries have abnormally thin walls, and they lack other support tissues, such as elastic fibers, which normally make them stretchy. As a result, the blood vessels are prone to leakage, which can caus...
متن کاملCavernous malformations of the brainstem.
In 1966, McCormick categorized nonneoplastic vascular malformations of the central nervous system into four types: arteriovenous malformations, venous angiomas, capillary telangiectasias, and cavernous malformations (CM).23 In the 4 decades since this original classification, significant work has been done to characterize the epidemiology, pathogenesis, natural history, proper management, and p...
متن کاملA study of clinical manifestations of patients with cavernous malformation
Background: Venous anomalies are the most common vascular malformation of the central nervous system in adult, it can form anywhere in the body, but are most likely to cause symptoms when they grow in the brain or spinal cord. Common symptoms include headaches or seizures. Experiencing symptoms depend on where the lesions grow and how many of the lesions are present. Most of the time, these for...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0103-5355,2359-5922
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625933