Multiple cerebrospinal cavernous angiomas
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Multiple cerebrospinal cavernous angiomas
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 a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw157