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A 24-year-old female asked:
What does cavernoma or (venous?) vascular malformation mean?
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Dr. Ali Razmaraanswered
Neurology 14 years experience
Common and benign: Cavernous malformations, or cavernous angiomas, or cavernomas, are a type of vascular abnormality of the central nervous system. They consist of a cluster of abnormal, dilated vessels. People are typically born with a tendency to have develop them, but are usually benign and most everyone do not have any symptoms, but some may have headaches or neurologic symptoms, and should see a neurologist.
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