title: [Cavernous angiomas in the differential diagnosis of cerebrovascular malformations].
abstract: Cavernous angiomas, although rare, represent a clinical and a neuroradiological challenge in the differential diagnosis of cerebrovascular malformations. We report about three cases with a total of seven cavernous angiomas. Clinical features include intracerebral hemorrhage, epileptic seizures and focal neurological signs. Diagnosis is based on typical findings in MRI in combination with an angiography presenting a normal vascular situation or an avascular mass lesion, whereas CT-scan shows nonspecific features. Surgical removal is generally recommended, but could not be done in our cases. A histological verification of a clinically typical diagnosis is not mandatory. Indication for proton beam irradiation still has to be discussed. A definite therapeutical approach will have to consider the natural history in a larger number of cases.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik Bonn.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beyenburg
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jerusalem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Kavernöse Angiome in der Differentialdiagnose zerebraler Gefässmissbildungen.