Familial cavernous angiomas of the brain in an Hispanic family
- 1 February 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 38 (2) , 324
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.2.324
Abstract
We found cavernous angiomas (CA) in 10 of 22 members of a large Hispanic family. The proband had seizures, and a CA was found at surgery. He and two sisters with seizures had normal angiograms, but CT or MRI showed lesions compatible with C A. Similar abnormalities were found in two cousins with seizures and 5 of 17 asymptomatic relatives studied. MRI proved to be more sensitive than CT for identifying CA. Hispanic families appear to have a predisposition for dominantly inherited CA of the brain.Keywords
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