Cerebral cavernous malformation

Case contributed by Heba Abdelmonem
Diagnosis almost certain

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Convulsions

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female
This study is a stack
Axial
T2
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Axial
FLAIR
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Axial
T1
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Sagittal
T1 C+
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Axial
T1 C+
This study is a stack
Coronal
T1 C+
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Left parietal small popcorn like lesion appearance with a rim of low signal due to hemosiderin, it measuring 10x9 mm. It displays high signal on T1 and central high signal with peripheral low signal rim on T2 sequences. It enhances faintly on post contrast images.

Case Discussion

Left parietal type II lesion according to Zabramski classification of cerebral cavernous malformations

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