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Cerebral venous angiomas

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Clinical symptoms and radiological signs in 15 patients with cerebral venous malformations are presented and the diagnostic problems discussed. The circulation time in combination with cerebral malformations and angiomas of the scalp are described. CT findings in cases of venous malformations of the brain stem are evaluated. Spot-like enhancement, as well as sharply demarcated round shaped enhancement are characteristic for venous angiomas. Cavernous angiomas usually present as homogenous or inhomogenous round shaped enhanced areas.

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Agnoli, A.L., Hildebrandt, G. Cerebral venous angiomas. Acta neurochir 78, 4–12 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01809234

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