Microsurgical removal of supratentorial and cerebellar cavernous malformations : what has changed? A single institution experience

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BACKGROUND: Features associated with a safe surgical resection of cerebral cavernous malformations (CMs) are still not clear and what is needed to achieve this target has not been defined yet.

METHODS: Clinical presentation, radiological features and anatomical locations were assessed for patients operated on from January 2008 to January 2018 for supratentorial and cerebellar cavernomas. Supratentorial CMs were divided into 3 subgroups (non-critical vs. superficial critical vs. deep critical). The clinical outcome was assessed through modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and was divided into favorable (mRS 0-1) and unfavorable (mRS ≥ 2). Post-operative epilepsy was classified according to the Maraire Scale.

RESULTS: A total of 144 were considered eligible for the current study. At 6 months follow-up the clinical outcome was excellent for patients with cerebellar or lobar CMs in non-critical areas (mRS ≤ 1: 91.1 %) and for patients with superficial CMs in critical areas (mRS ≤ 1: 92.3 %). Patients with deep-seated suprantentorial CMs showed a favorable outcome in 76.9 %. As for epilepsy 58.5 % of patients presenting with a history of epilepsy were free from seizures and without therapy (Maraire grade I) at last follow-up (mean 3.9 years) and an additional 41.5 % had complete control of seizures with therapy (Maraire grade II).

CONCLUSIONS: Surgery is safe in the management of CMs in non-critical but also in critical supratentorial locations, with a caveat for deep structures such as the insula, the basal ganglia and the thalamus/hypothalamus.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:123

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia - 123(2024) vom: 10. Apr., Seite 162-170

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meneghelli, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Pasqualin, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Musumeci, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Pinna, Giampietro [VerfasserIn]
Berti, Pier Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Polizzi, Giuseppe Maria Valerio [VerfasserIn]
Sinosi, Filippo Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Nicolato, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Sala, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cavernous malformation
Clinical management
Intraoperative neurophysiology
Journal Article
Surgery

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Date Completed 25.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jocn.2024.04.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370711831