title: Multiple cerebrospinal cavernous angiomas.
abstract: Cavernous angiomas represent 5-12% of all spinal vascular lesions and 1% of all intramedullary lesions in pediatric patients. Intramedullary spinal cavernomas are relatively rare with only 24 cases reported till date to the best of our knowledge. A 15 -year-old boy presented to the clinic with acute onset motor weakness in all four limbs. He was diagnosed with multiple cerebral cavernomas and an acutely bleeding spinal cavernoma. Complete surgical excision of the spinal cavernoma was done. Postoperatively the patient's weakness gradually improved to a power of 4/5 in all his limbs over a period of 10 days. Only 24 cases of pediatric spinal cavernomas have been reported in the current literature. Current consensus on management of these rare lesions is based on previously published case reports/series and surgery appears to be the only definitive treatment. Further studies regarding any non-surgical expectant management appears warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632011, India neurokodee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodeeswaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632011, India.
authors.forename: Reshmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Udesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632011, India.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramya
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Government Vellore Medical College and Hospital, Vellore 632011, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jothi Kumar