title: Spinal intramedullary cavernous hemangioma.
abstract: The spinal cord can be involved in a variety of disease processes. These can be congenital or acquired. An acute onset of symptoms usually allows a defined set of causes to be considered including trauma, ruptured vascular anomalies, demyelination, and myelitis. Intramedullary cavernous hemangioma of the spinal cord is a congenital or acquired vascular malformation, and one of the rare causes of hematomyelia. We present such a case, and discuss the symptoms, diagnosis, and suggested best treatment options based on a review of present day literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Riyadh Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, PO Box 3847, Riyadh 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel/Fax. +966 (1) 4783446. E-mail: Tarig_AlKhuwaitir@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tarig S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Al-Khuwaitir
authors.forename: Hassabo B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Ali G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Al-Ghamdi
authors.forename: Ruslan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rzayev