Symptomatic cavernous hemangioma of fronto-parietal region of the brain in a young female patient – a case report

Kulczyński Marcin, Chudzik Robert, Tomaszewski Mateusz, Marciniec Michał, Papuć Ewa, Rejdak Konrad. Symptomatic cavernous hemangioma of fronto-parietal region of the brain in a young female patient – a case report. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(7):529-534. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1344473

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Received: 02.06.2018. Revised: 18.06.2018. Accepted: 31.07.2018.

Symptomatic cavernous hemangioma of fronto-parietal region of the brain in a young female patient – a case report

Marcin Kulczyński¹, Robert Chudzik², Mateusz Tomaszewski³, Michał Marciniec^4*, Ewa Papuć¹, Konrad Rejdak¹

¹Chair and Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, Poland

³Chair and Department of Pneumology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

⁴Department of Neurology, Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, Poland

*Corresponding author:

Michał Marciniec

ul. K. Jaczewskiego 8

20-954 Lublin, Poland

tel. +48817244752

e-mail: lekmichalmarciniec@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Cavernous hemangioma is a being blood vessel malformation that can be located in the central nervous system. Although most patients who are found to have a CNS hemangioma are asymptomatic, the entity can cause a wide spectrum of symptoms including severe ones like epileptic seizures, stroke, diplopia, dysfasia or cognitive functions’ disorders.

Case report: A 21-year-old female patient was admitted to the Department Of Neurology due to transient vision impairment, dysfasia, headache and tinnitus. Physical examination revealed no focal neurological signs. A brain MRI was performed. A cavernous hemangioma of 7-8 mm in size was found. The patient was examined by neurosurgeon as well, who did not qualify her for an immediate surgery.

Discussion: Although cavernous hemangiomas are often asymptomatic, sometimes they can be a causative factor of different neurological symptoms. One should always take into account a possibility of cerebral hemangioma presence in young patients that suffer from headaches, tinnitis or have impaired vision.

Keywords: Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System; Headache; Diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage