my daughter, at 13 years old had cavernous angioma and had it removed by surgery. A year later , she has been experiencing headaches and sensations in her head that are scaring her. Is this normal even though the angioma was removed and the scar tissue should have healed by now? Could she just be prone to headaches, or is it some form of a seizure? Thanks, sue

Yes, it can. Rebleed rates are variable, but doctors don't know what causes bleeds. You can find out more on the Angioma Alliance website, www.angiomaalliance.org.

A cavernous malformation or also called cavernous angioma or cavernous hemangioma or cavernoma is a malformation in the capillaries, and when located in the brain or spine (nervous system) may bleed and in turn can cause neurological deficits. The shape of this malformation resembles that of a raspberry/ These neurological deficits may be headaches, dizziness, double vision, memory issues etc. This is also dependent on the location of the malformation as well as the size of the lesion and size of the bleed. Many people that have a cavernous malformation will never know they have them because they remain asymptomatic.

There are people that have one cavernous malformation in what is called the sporadic form of the disease, while others have multiple cavernous malformations due to a genetic mutation in one of tree genes (ccm1, ccm2, and ccm3).

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