Synopsis of guidelines for the clinical management of cerebral cavernous malformations: consensus recommendations based on systematic literature review by the …

A Akers, RAS Salman, IA Awad, K Dahlem… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Despite many publications about cerebral cavernous malformations
(CCMs), controversy remains regarding diagnostic and management strategies …

Management of cerebral cavernous malformations: from diagnosis to treatment

N Mouchtouris, N Chalouhi, A Chitale… - The Scientific World …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cerebral cavernous malformations are the most common vascular malformations and can
be found in many locations in the brain. If left untreated, cavernomas may lead to …

Brainstem cavernous malformations: surgical results in 104 patients and a proposed grading system to predict neurological outcomes

RM Garcia, ME Ivan, MT Lawton - Neurosurgery, 2015 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Once considered inoperable lesions in inviolable territory, brainstem
cavernous malformations (BSCM) are now surgically curable with acceptable operative …

Brainstem cavernous malformations: 1390 surgical cases from the literature

BA Gross, HH Batjer, IA Awad, BR Bendok, R Du - World neurosurgery, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective Although surgical resection of brainstem cavernous malformations (CM) has been
reviewed, numerous large surgical series have been recently reported. Methods Eighteen …

Cerebral cavernous malformations, developmental venous anomaly, and its coexistence: a review

PS Idiculla, D Gurala, J Philipose, K Rajdev… - European …, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract Background: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are intracranial vascular
malformations that can exist as a single lesion or mixed vascular lesions. The most common …

Hemorrhage risk, surgical management, and functional outcome of brainstem cavernous malformations

D Li, Y Yang, SY Hao, L Wang, J Tang, XR **ao… - Journal of …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The aim of this study was to evaluate the pre-and postoperative rehemorrhage risk,
neurological function outcome, and prognostic factors of surgically treated brainstem …

Surgical strategies in treating brainstem cavernous malformations

L Chen, Y Zhao, L Zhou, W Zhu, Z Pan, Y Mao - Neurosurgery, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Optimal therapy of brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs) remains
controversial because their biological behavior is unpredictable and surgical removal is …

Quality of life after brainstem cavernoma surgery in 71 patients

T Dukatz, J Sarnthein, H Sitter, O Bozinov, L Benes… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic patients with a brainstem cavernoma are treated surgically
with increasing frequency. Generally, the patient's benefit from this difficult surgical …

Surgical management of pediatric brainstem cavernous malformations

D Li, SY Hao, J Tang, XR **ao, GJ Jia, Z Wu… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The goal of this study was to evaluate surgical outcomes of pediatric brainstem
cavernous malformations (CMs) and identify the risk factors associated with postoperative …

[HTML][HTML] External validation of the Lawton brainstem cavernous malformation grading system in a cohort of 277 microsurgical patients

JS Catapano, C Rutledge, K Rumalla, KP Raygor… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The brainstem cavernous malformation (BSCM) grading system predicts
neurological outcomes associated with microsurgical resection and assists neurosurgeons …