Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literature
Giant cerebral cavernous malformations (GCCMs) are very rare malformations in adults, and they rarely present with raised intracranial pressure due to obstructive hydrocephalus. Around 20 cases of GCCMs have been reported in available literature. We report such a case, discuss and review the availab...
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| description | Giant cerebral cavernous malformations (GCCMs) are very rare malformations in adults, and they rarely present with raised intracranial pressure due to obstructive hydrocephalus. Around 20 cases of GCCMs have been reported in available literature. We report such a case, discuss and review the available literature regarding this eminently treatable group of vascular malformations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26b51ad2b3be45a2825c45dca1bdc6a22025-08-20T01:59:09ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672013-09-01020327527710.4103/2277-9167.124235Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literatureRajeev SharmaDwarakanath Srinivas0Somanna Sampath1National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesNational Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesGiant cerebral cavernous malformations (GCCMs) are very rare malformations in adults, and they rarely present with raised intracranial pressure due to obstructive hydrocephalus. Around 20 cases of GCCMs have been reported in available literature. We report such a case, discuss and review the available literature regarding this eminently treatable group of vascular malformations.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.124235cavernomagiant cerebral cavernous malformationseizure |
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| title | Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literature |
| title_full | Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literature |
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| title_short | Giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult: Case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | giant cerebral cavernous malformation causing raised intracranial pressure in an adult case report and review of literature |
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