Synopsis of guidelines for the clinical management of cerebral cavernous malformations: consensus recommendations based on systematic literature review by the …

A Akers, RAS Salman, IA Awad, K Dahlem… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Despite many publications about cerebral cavernous malformations
(CCMs), controversy remains regarding diagnostic and management strategies …

Cavernous angiomas: deconstructing a neurosurgical disease: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article

IA Awad, SP Polster - Journal of neurosurgery, 2019 - thejns.org
Cavernous angioma (CA) is also known as cavernoma, cavernous hemangioma, and
cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM)(National Library of Medicine Medical Subject …

Clinical course of untreated cerebral cavernous malformations: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

MA Horne, KD Flemming, IC Su, C Stapf… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) can cause symptomatic
intracranial haemorrhage (ICH), but the estimated risks are imprecise and predictors remain …

Familial cerebral cavernous malformations

A Zafar, SA Quadri, M Farooqui, A Ikram, M Robinson… - Stroke, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
surface interactions between these as well as with numerous binding partners. 17 FCCM is
inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion, with every affected parent having a 50 …

Cerebral cavernous malformation: what a practicing clinician should know

KD Flemming, G Lanzino - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2020 - Elsevier
Cavernous malformations (CMs) are angiographically occult, low-flow vascular
malformations of the central nervous system. They are acquired lesions, with approximately …

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy: systematic review of technique, indications, and outcomes

BE Youngerman, AV Save, GM McKhann - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND For patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), surgical resection of
the epileptogenic zone (EZ) may offer seizure freedom and benefits for quality of life. Yet …

[HTML][HTML] Drug-resistant epilepsy: definition and treatment alternatives

FJL González, XR Osorio, AGN Rein… - Neurología (English …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Drug-resistant epilepsy affects 25% of all epileptic patients, and quality of life
decreases in these patients due to their seizures. Early detection is crucial in order to …

Cerebral cavernous malformations, developmental venous anomaly, and its coexistence: a review

PS Idiculla, D Gurala, J Philipose, K Rajdev… - European …, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract Background: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are intracranial vascular
malformations that can exist as a single lesion or mixed vascular lesions. The most common …

Safety and effectiveness of stereotactic laser ablation for epileptogenic cerebral cavernous malformations

JT Willie, JG Malcolm, MA Stern, LO Lowder… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Magnetic resonance (MR) thermography–guided laser interstitial thermal therapy,
or stereotactic laser ablation (SLA), is a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery for …

MRI essentials in epileptology: a review from the ILAE Imaging Taskforce

I Wang, A Bernasconi, B Bernhardt… - Epileptic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a central role in the management and evaluation
of patients with epilepsy. It is important that structural MRI scans are optimally acquired and …