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Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Malformations > Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Nervous System Malformations > Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
... > Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Vascular Malformations > Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
Cardiovascular Diseases > Cardiovascular Abnormalities > Vascular Malformations > Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Hemostatic Disorders > Hemangioma, Cavernous > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
... > Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Hematologic Diseases > Hemorrhagic Disorders > Hemostatic Disorders > Hemangioma, Cavernous > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue > Hemangioma > Hemangioma, Cavernous > Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System

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Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A vascular anomaly composed of a collection of large, thin walled tortuous VEINS that can occur in any part of the central nervous system but lack intervening nervous tissue. Familial occurrence is common and has been associated with a number of genes mapped to 7q, 7p and 3q. Clinical features include SEIZURES; HEADACHE; STROKE; and progressive neurological deficit.

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Entry terms

  • Cavernous Hemangioma, Central Nervous System
  • Central Nervous System Cavernous Hemangioma

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M4DL075X-J

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