Artūrs Balodis

Brainstem Cavernous Malformation Mimicking Glioma in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Diagnostic Pitfall

Background and Objectives: A cerebral cavernous malformation (cavernoma) is a lesion composed of clustered abnormal capillary channels lacking normal brain parenchyma between them. Most cerebral cavernomas are sporadic but up to 20% have familial autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. They are extremely rare, with an...