What is Multiple Cavernous Cavernomas?

What is Multiple Cavernous Cavernomas?

A Multiple Cavernous Cavernomas is a cluster of abnormal blood vessels which occur mainly in the brain and spinal cord. The abnormal blood vessel cluster looks a bit like a raspberry, and is filled with flowing blood. These abnormal vessels have a tendency to leak because of their weak vessel walls and this can cause stroke like symptoms. The vessels can vary in size from millimetres to centimetres and can cause severe symptoms or no symptoms. Multiple Cavernous Cavernomas is a rare condition and around 1 in every 600 hundred people are diagnosed every year and only 1 out of 400,000 people experience symptoms. The reason Multiple Cavernous Caveromas are formed is unknown but some cases have been linked to having radiotherapy on the brain.

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