Stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy for brainstem cavernous malformations: two preliminary cases.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 162(7): 1771-1775, 2020 07.
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ABSTRACT
Brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) often have high hemorrhage rates and significant posthemorrhage morbidity. The authors present two cases in which magnetic resonance thermography-guided laser interstitial therapy was used for treatment of pontine CMs after recurrent hemorrhage. Both patients showed significant symptomatic improvement and were hemorrhage-free at 12- and 6-month follow-up, respectively. Each had radiographic evidence of lesion involution on serial follow-up imaging. These early results demonstrate this treatment modality may be technically safe; however, larger case numbers and longer follow-up are needed to demonstrate efficacy.
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Tronco Encefálico
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Técnicas Estereotáxicas
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Hemangioma Cavernoso del Sistema Nervioso Central
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Terapia por Láser
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Acta Neurochir (Wien)
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2020
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