Patient's question:
Sister has been diagnosed with a cerebral cavernous angioma, but she is unsure which department this condition falls under. Which department should she go to for this illness?Doctor's answer:
For cavernous angiomas, the current trend is the focus of epilepsy surgeons. The reason is that simple resection of cavernous angiomas cannot control seizures. The focus of epilepsy formation is mostly located around the cavernous angiomas and in the yellow-stained areas, rather than in the cavernous angioma itself. The amount of surrounding hardened brain tissue that should be resected during surgery depends on the preoperative and intraoperative electroencephalogram (EEG) examinations, making functional neurosurgery more advantageous in the treatment of cavernous angiomas.