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Cerebral vascular malformation is a congenital abnormality that causes many extremely dangerous complications. Therefore, early diagnosis and intervention are key factors to limit injury and improve quality of life for patients.1. What is cerebrovascular malformation?
Cerebrovascular malformation is a congenital anomaly, usually detected between the fourth and eighth weeks of pregnancy. Cerebrovascular malformations are abnormalities that cause arteries to connect to veins without passing through an intermediate capillary system. These malformations, when broken, will cause bleeding and lead to many extremely dangerous complications such as cerebrovascular accident, stroke, etc. Therefore, early diagnosis and proper treatment will help minimize the risk. many unfortunate consequences.
2. Symptoms of cerebrovascular malformation
Normally, patients with cerebrovascular malformations will not have any abnormal symptoms and are only discovered by chance while being treated for another disease or when complications have occurred.
Dị dạng mạch máu não là một trong các bất thường bẩm sinh với nhiều biến chứng nguy hiểm cho người mắc phải
Therefore, many patients when admitted to the hospital have bleeding complications and are difficult to cure. In some patients, cerebrovascular malformations can cause symptoms such as convulsions, muscle weakness or paralysis, difficulty performing complex movements, dizziness, and severe headache. In addition, patients may have problems with language, abnormal sensations such as numbness, itching, spontaneous pain...
Today, the proportion of patients diagnosed with cerebrovascular malformations has increased thanks to advances in medical technology. suite of non-invasive imaging techniques. Cerebral vascular malformations can be diagnosed with a combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and angiography.
3. What is the treatment of cerebrovascular malformations?
The goal of treatment for cerebrovascular malformations is to prevent bleeding from ruptured and re-ruptured vessels. This is one of the main reasons for recommending early interventional treatment for cerebrovascular malformations. The location of the deformity will be one of the key factors for choosing a treatment method.
Currently, there are many treatment therapies including monitoring disease progression for timely intervention or using techniques such as surgery to remove deformities, radiotherapy Gamma knife. A treatment plan is drawn up for the patient in order to limit the damage and optimize the patient's quality of life.
Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Times City tiến hành can thiệp thành công những ca dị dạng mạch máu não phức tạp
Neurology Department of Vinmec Times City International Hospital has the function of successfully intervening in complex cerebral arteriovenous malformations. A team of leading medical staff here, such as Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Chu Hoang Van; Specialist I Vu Dung Kien, has helped many patients get rid of headaches that have lasted for decades, which severely affect their quality of life.
With extensive experience in the field of neuroendocrine-stroke, along with the support of modern diagnostic facilities (such as MRI 3.0, CT 640 ranges, DSA full option...), doctors At Vinmec Times City, we will fully exploit the patient's history and accurately diagnose the cause of a persistent dull headache, including cerebrovascular malformation.
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