✓ Cavernous malformations are being increasingly well recognized throughout the central
nervous system, where they compose approximately 1% of all vascular lesions and 15% of …

Cavernous malformations of the spinal cord are extremely rare lesions. The 58 reported
cases in the English literature and 9 of the authors' own cases are reviewed. The clinical …

Six patients with intramedullary cavernous malformations of the spinal cord are presented.
Four men and two women presented with acute, subacute, or episodic signs and symptoms …

BACKGROUND: Resection of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous malformations is
associated with a significant risk of morbidity because of the high density of eloquent tissue …

Spinal cord cavernous malformations (SCCM), once thought to be extremely rare, have
been diagnosed more frequently since the advent of MRI. In addition to the six personal …

The case of a 30-year-old woman with a hemorrhage caused by a rare intramedullary
cavernous malformation is presented. The patient underwent laminectomy with total removal …

OBJECTIVE: This is a retrospective study of patients with surgically treated, intramedullary
cavernous malformations. We conducted the study to elucidate the outcomes of the patients …

OBJECTIVE: To examine outcomes and delayed complications after the surgical resection of
intramedullary spinal cord (IMSC) cavernous malformations. The association of these …

Although originally the subject of rare case reports, intramedullary spinal cord cavernous
malformations (CMs) have recently surfaced in an increasing number of case series and …

The aim of this study was to review the natural history of symptomatic intramedullary spinal
cord (IMSC) cavernous malformations in order to analyze the underlying mechanisms …