Cavernous malformations, also known as "cavernous angiomas," "cavernous hemangiomas" or just "cavernomas" are clusters of tightly packed abnormal blood vessels surrounded by normal brain tissue.

Cavernous malformations are a specific type of vascular malformation made of widened blood vessels that create caverns through which blood travels very slowly. Their structure resembles a raspberry.

Cerebral cavernous malformations occur in 0.5% of the population; ... Radiation-induced cerebral vascular “malformations” at biopsy. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2016;75:1081-1092. Crossref.

Cavernous malformations (CMs) are vascular malformations that mainly occur in the brain. Many patients with such lesions are asymptomatic; however, individuals with CMs can present with seizures ...

Spinal vascular malformations, also known as spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs ... cavernous malformations and spinal artery aneurysms. This overview focuses on the most common types of spinal ...

Cavernous malformations refer to abnormally formed blood vessels that appear like a small mulberry in the spinal cord or the brain. These malformations can be hereditary in nature and may occur on ...

Children with cavernous malformations face unique treatment challenges due to factors such as the malformation's location, ...

Kate Robinson (KR): What are cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs)? Douglas Marchuk (DM): Cerebral cavernous malformations or CCMs are a type of vascular malformation that occurs in the brain. CCMs ...

Individuals with familial cerebral cavernous malformation had a high incidence rate of seizures, according to study findings published in Neurology. “Seizures related to a cerebral cavernous ...

Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a common vascular dysplasia that affects both systemic and central nervous system blood vessels. Loss of function mutations in the CCM2 gene cause CCM ...

Researchers have recently uncovered a new gene mutation responsible for the non-familial patients of cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) -- a brain vascular disorder which inflicted about 10-30 ...