Cavernoma
Any symptoms you have may come and go as the cavernomableeds and then reabsorbs blood. It'simportant to closely monitor your symptoms,as anynew symptoms might be a sign of a haemorrhage.
Your doctor can advise you about what to do if you experience any new or worsening symptoms. They may also recommend having a further brain scan.
MRI and CT scanscan be used to detect bleeding on the brain, although they can't necessarily identify cavernomas that are at an increased risk of bleeding.
This is because the features of a cavernoma that can be seen on a brain scan, such as an increase in size, don't appear to be directly linked to the likelihood of bleeding.
Although cavernomas can get bigger, large cavernomas aren't any more likely to bleed than smaller ones.
Find out what a cavernoma is, what symptoms it can cause, and the importance of closely monitoring symptoms, plus how it's diagnosed and the possible treatment options.
A cavernoma often doesn't cause symptoms, but when symptoms do occur they can include: bleeding (haemorrhage) fits (seizures) Headaches neurological problems, such as dizziness, slurred speech
In most cases, there's no clear reason why a person develops a cavernoma. The condition can sometimes run in families less than 50% of cases are thought to be genetic. However, in most cases cavernom
It'sestimated about 1 in every 600 people in the UK has a cavernoma that doesn'tcause symptoms. Every year, around1 person in every 400,000 in the UK is diagnosed with a cavernoma that has caused sym
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are mainly used to diagnose cavernomas. As symptoms aren't always evident, many people are only diagnosed with a cavernoma after having an MRI scan for another r
Any symptoms you have may come and go as the cavernomableeds and then reabsorbs blood. It'simportant to closely monitor your symptoms,as anynew symptoms might be a sign of a haemorrhage. Your doctor
The risk of having a haemorrhage varies from person to person, depending on whether you have experienced any bleeding before. If you haven't had any bleeding before, it's estimated you have a less th
The recommended treatment for cavernoma will vary depending on an individual's circumstancesand factors such as size, location and number. Some cavernomasymptoms, such as headaches andseizures, can b
International research programmes are trying to find out more about what causes cavernoma and how these defective blood vessels are formed. The long-term outlook for people with cavernomas is also bei