Intraventricular cavernoma in pediatric age.
BACKGROUND
Cavernomas rarely occur in the ventricular system. Only 10 pediatric cases out of 46 well-documented cases have been published.


METHODS
We report the case of an 11-year-old girl operated on for a voluminous cavernoma at the ventricular trigone which was diagnosed after absence seizures.


CONCLUSIONS
Interestingly, the case we report showed a hypointense rim on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images which has not been a common finding in the cases previously reported.
Nieto
J
J
Paediatric Neurosurgical Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Carretera de Andalucia Km 5,4, 28041 Madrid, Spain.
Hinojosa
J
J
Muñoz
M J
MJ
Esparza
J
J
Ricoy
R
R
D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome