Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown)
August 2022
Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are complex, heterogeneous, and uncommon neurovascular disorders that frequently manifest in young adults. Parenchymal AVMs are thought to be congenital, but this has been recently questioned in the literature. AVMs can change over time and cause focal neurological signs or neurocognitive deficits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital neurovascular disorders frequently manifested in young adults. The clinical presentation is variable and depends on its location, size, and ability to steal flow from adjacent areas, but it depends mainly on the occurrence of bleeding. The treatment of these lesions when located in eloquent areas, especially around the central sulcus, is controversial.
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February 2022
Aneurysms are the most frequent issue for the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). PICA aneurysms account for 1.4% to 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCavernous malformations (CM) affect approximately 0.5% of the population, with only a limited portion being located in the optic nerve and chiasma. The clinical presentation is determined by their locations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCerebral cavernous malformations, also known as cavernomas, are vascular abnormalities of the brain that are clinically associated with a variety of neurologic symptoms that may include hemorrhagic strokes. They are the most common vascular abnormality, representing 10%-25% of all vascular malformations. Lesions associated with cavernomas include developmental venous anomalies, capillary telangiectasias, and other vascular malformations but not intracranial aneurysms.
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