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*This condition usually presents as significant amount of [[dilation of blood vessels]] lined by a single layer of [[endothelium]]. There is a lack of [[neuronal tissue]] interspersed within the lesion.
*This condition usually presents as significant amount of [[dilation of blood vessels]] lined by a single layer of [[endothelium]]. There is a lack of [[neuronal tissue]] interspersed within the lesion.
*These thinly-walled [[vessels]] are comparable to [[sinusoidal]] cavities with stagnant [[blood]].
*These thinly-walled [[vessels]] are comparable to [[sinusoidal]] cavities with stagnant [[blood]].
*The diameters of affected [[blood vessels]] in patients with [[CCM]] vary significantly ranging from millimeters to centimeters. [[CCM]] lesions usually look like raspberries in [[gross appearance]].
*The diameters of affected [[blood vessels]] in patients with [[CCM]] vary significantly, ranging from millimeters to centimeters. [[CCM]] lesions usually look like raspberries in [[gross appearance]].


*Patients with CCM can be asymptomatic or can have severe symptoms such as [[headaches]], [[paralysis|paralysis,]]  [[seizures]], [[cerebral hemorrhage]], [[Hemorrhagic stroke|hemorrhagic stroke,]] or even death.
*Patients with CCM can be asymptomatic or can have severe symptoms such as [[headaches]], [[paralysis|paralysis,]]  [[seizures]], [[cerebral hemorrhage]], [[Hemorrhagic stroke|hemorrhagic stroke,]] or even death.

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Overview

Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) have varying presentations and these can be in the form of hemorrhagic stroke, focal neurological deficits, recurrent headaches, and seizures. Howevever, CCMs can be asymptomatic sometimes. [1]

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  1. Zafar A, Quadri SA, Farooqui M, Ikram A, Robinson M, Hart BL; et al. (2019). "Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations". Stroke. 50 (5): 1294–1301. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022314. PMC 6924279 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 30909834.