Article topic: Brainstem Cavernoma Author : Ali Ifraitekh Editors: Rawan Hamamreh, Yasmeen Alabdallat Scientific Editor: Adam M. Abdallah keywords: Cavernous Hemangioma, Cavernoma, angioma, malformation, Brainstem, Vascular malformation   Overview Cavernoma, Cavernous angioma, Cavernous hemangioma, Cavernous malformation, and cerebral cavernous malformations are all terms describing the same disease (2). A cavernoma usually presents in the CNS, particularly in the brain, they can also affect the spinal cord and other areas of the body. Cavernomas are quite common but rarely symptomatic, it is thought that they can affect 1 in 200 people but only about one in 10 will develop symptoms (3). A […]