Cavernous Malformation of the Brain and Spinal Cord

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Cavernous malformations of the brain can cause bleeding and seizures and those in the brain and spinal cord can cause bleeding, mass effect and disrupt cranial nerve and spinal cord function. There is a nice review of the literature compiled with treatment recommendations.

Below is functional MRI of Cavernous malformation of the brain (black and white circle), just behind functional brain cortex (yellow)

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