Blooming in the hypothalamus

Cavernomas are vascular malformations which are collections of endothelium-lined sinusoids without intervening cerebral parenchyma. Hypothalamic location of cavernoma is extremely rare. We present a case of a 34-year-old male who presented with complaints of recent memory loss and vomiting. On magne...

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Published in:Journal of neurosciences in rural practice 2019-04, Vol.10 (2), p.339-341
Main Authors: V. Rai, Santosh, Chakraborti, Shrijeet, Chandran, Parvathi, Pai, Muralidhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Case Report
Hemorrhage
Histopathology
Hypothalamus
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Memory, Disorders of
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Cavernomas are vascular malformations which are collections of endothelium-lined sinusoids without intervening cerebral parenchyma. Hypothalamic location of cavernoma is extremely rare. We present a case of a 34-year-old male who presented with complaints of recent memory loss and vomiting. On magnetic resonance imaging with gradient sequences and contrast, a diagnosis of hypothalamic cavernoma was suggested. Excision of lesion was performed by a right parasagittal pericoronal craniotomy via transcallosal approach. Intraoperative findings and histopathology examination corroborated the diagnosis. The uniqueness of this case report is in the susceptibility-weighted sequence which led to the radiological diagnosis.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155
DOI:10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_282_18