Management of cerebral cavernous malformations: from diagnosis to treatment.

摘要: Cerebral cavernous malformations are the most common vascular and can be found in many locations brain. If left untreated, cavernomas may lead to intracerebral hemorrhage, seizures, focal neurological deficits, or headaches. As they angiographically occult, their diagnosis relies on various MR imaging techniques, which detect different characteristics of lesions as well aiding planning surgical treatment. The clinical presentation location lesion important factors involved determining optimal course treatment cavernomas. We concisely review literature discuss advantages limitations each three available methods treatment—microsurgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery, conservative management—depending characteristics.