A case of cauda equina cavernous angioma coexisting with multiple cerebral cavernous angiomas

Abstract

The simultaneous presence of cavernous angiomas in both the brain and spinal cord is a very rare finding, as is the location of a cavernous angioma in the cauda equina. We reported a unique case of coexisting with multiple cerebral cavernous angiomas in the brain and cauda equina.

Keywords::

• cauda equina
• central nervous system
• multiple cavernous angiomas
• simultaneous presence

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This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (No. 24791516).