SURGERY FOR CAVERNOUS MALFORMATION OF THE CEREBRAL TRUNK
V. V. Tkachev,
L. V. Shagal,
A. S. Mikhaleva,
G. G. Muzlaev
Affiliations
V. V. Tkachev
Scientific Research Institute – Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1, The Krasnodar Krai Ministry of Health
L. V. Shagal
Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
A. S. Mikhaleva
Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
G. G. Muzlaev
Scientific Research Institute – Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1, The Krasnodar Krai Ministry of Health; Kuban State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
We present a surgical case with a patient treated for multiple cerebral cavernomas, manifesting with trunk extravasations. This case has special feature as the patient’s twin-sister had asymptomatic cavernous malformation. Surgical technique and epidemiology are discussed for cerebral cavernous malformations.
