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Abnormal cerebral vascular morphology

MedGen UID:
867613
•Concept ID:
C4022001
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the cerebral blood vessels; Abnormality of the cerebral vasculature
 
HPO: HP:0100659

Definition

An anomaly of the cerebral blood vessels. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal cerebral vascular morphology

Conditions with this feature

Lymphedema-cerebral arteriovenous anomaly syndrome
MedGen UID:
322617
•Concept ID:
C1835272
•
Disease or Syndrome
Lymphedema-cerebral arteriovenous anomaly syndrome is characterised by the variable association of a cerebrovascular malformation, foot lymphoedema and primary pulmonary hypertension. It has been described in a woman and four of her children.
See: Condition Record
Lymphedema-cerebral arteriovenous anomaly syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Second NINDS/NIBIB Consensus Meeting to Define Neuropathological Criteria for the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
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J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2021 Feb 22;80(3):210-219. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlab001. PMID: 33611507Free PMC Article
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

CCM3 and cerebral cavernous malformation disease.
Wang K, Zhou HJ, Wang M
Stroke Vasc Neurol 2019 Jul;4(2):67-70. Epub 2019 Mar 2 doi: 10.1136/svn-2018-000195. PMID: 31338212Free PMC Article
Small vessel disease: mechanisms and clinical implications.
Wardlaw JM, Smith C, Dichgans M
Lancet Neurol 2019 Jul;18(7):684-696. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30079-1. PMID: 31097385
Pediatric Congenital Cerebrovascular Anomalies.
Goyal P, Mangla R, Gupta S, Malhotra A, Almast J, Sapire J, Kolar B
J Neuroimaging 2019 Mar;29(2):165-181. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/jon.12575. PMID: 30378722
Developmental venous anomalies.
Mooney MA, Zabramski JM
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;143:279-282. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63640-9.00026-6. PMID: 28552150
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Cartin-Ceba R, Swanson KL, Krowka MJ
Chest 2013 Sep;144(3):1033-1044. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0924. PMID: 24008954

Diagnosis

Abnormal fetal cerebral and vascular development in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Kinnear C, Haranal M, Shannon P, Jaeggi E, Chitayat D, Mital S
Prenat Diagn 2019 Jan;39(1):38-44. Epub 2018 Dec 27 doi: 10.1002/pd.5395. PMID: 30548283Free PMC Article
Brainstem dysgenesis: beyond Moebius syndrome.
Munell F, Tormos MA, Roig-Quilis M
Rev Neurol 2018 Apr 1;66(7):241-250. PMID: 29557550
Deregulated TGF-β/BMP Signaling in Vascular Malformations.
Cunha SI, Magnusson PU, Dejana E, Lampugnani MG
Circ Res 2017 Sep 29;121(8):981-999. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.309930. PMID: 28963191
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Cartin-Ceba R, Swanson KL, Krowka MJ
Chest 2013 Sep;144(3):1033-1044. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0924. PMID: 24008954
The clinicopathologic spectrum of focal cortical dysplasias: a consensus classification proposed by an ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Diagnostic Methods Commission.
Blümcke I, Thom M, Aronica E, Armstrong DD, Vinters HV, Palmini A, Jacques TS, Avanzini G, Barkovich AJ, Battaglia G, Becker A, Cepeda C, Cendes F, Colombo N, Crino P, Cross JH, Delalande O, Dubeau F, Duncan J, Guerrini R, Kahane P, Mathern G, Najm I, Ozkara C, Raybaud C, Represa A, Roper SN, Salamon N, Schulze-Bonhage A, Tassi L, Vezzani A, Spreafico R
Epilepsia 2011 Jan;52(1):158-74. Epub 2010 Nov 10 doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02777.x. PMID: 21219302Free PMC Article

Therapy

Neuropathology of Anti-Amyloid-β Immunotherapy: A Case Report.
Castellani RJ, Shanes ED, McCord M, Reish NJ, Flanagan ME, Mesulam MM, Jamshidi P
J Alzheimers Dis 2023;93(2):803-813. doi: 10.3233/JAD-221305. PMID: 37125554
Maternal hyperoxygenation for the human fetus: should studies be curtailed?
Rudolph AM
Pediatr Res 2020 Mar;87(4):630-633. Epub 2019 Oct 10 doi: 10.1038/s41390-019-0604-4. PMID: 31600768
The potential for remodelling the tumour vasculature in glioblastoma.
Brighi C, Puttick S, Rose S, Whittaker AK
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018 Nov-Dec;136-137:49-61. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.10.001. PMID: 30308226
Embolisation for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
Hsu CC, Kwan GN, Evans-Barns H, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 4;1(1):CD008017. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008017.pub5. PMID: 29298459Free PMC Article
In this issue..
Ausman JI
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Prognosis

Dandy-Walker Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Monteagudo A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):B38-B41. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.184. PMID: 33168220
Small vessel disease: mechanisms and clinical implications.
Wardlaw JM, Smith C, Dichgans M
Lancet Neurol 2019 Jul;18(7):684-696. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30079-1. PMID: 31097385
Pediatric Congenital Cerebrovascular Anomalies.
Goyal P, Mangla R, Gupta S, Malhotra A, Almast J, Sapire J, Kolar B
J Neuroimaging 2019 Mar;29(2):165-181. Epub 2018 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/jon.12575. PMID: 30378722
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
Cartin-Ceba R, Swanson KL, Krowka MJ
Chest 2013 Sep;144(3):1033-1044. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0924. PMID: 24008954
In this issue..
Ausman JI
Surg Neurol 2009 Sep;72(3):201-2. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.026. PMID: 19656497

Clinical prediction guides

Vascular supply of the hindbrain: Basic longitudinal and axial angioarchitecture.
Ota T, Komiyama M
Interv Neuroradiol 2022 Dec;28(6):756-764. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/15910199211063011. PMID: 34935534Free PMC Article
Small vessel disease: mechanisms and clinical implications.
Wardlaw JM, Smith C, Dichgans M
Lancet Neurol 2019 Jul;18(7):684-696. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30079-1. PMID: 31097385
Abnormal fetal cerebral and vascular development in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Kinnear C, Haranal M, Shannon P, Jaeggi E, Chitayat D, Mital S
Prenat Diagn 2019 Jan;39(1):38-44. Epub 2018 Dec 27 doi: 10.1002/pd.5395. PMID: 30548283Free PMC Article
Brain arteriovenous malformations.
Lawton MT, Rutledge WC, Kim H, Stapf C, Whitehead KJ, Li DY, Krings T, terBrugge K, Kondziolka D, Morgan MK, Moon K, Spetzler RF
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Marcorelles P, Laquerriere A
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Recent systematic reviews

Placental fetal vascular malperfusion, neonatal neurologic morbidity, and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Spinillo A, Dominoni M, Mas FD, Cesari S, Fiandrino G, Gardella B
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Gait in cerebral small vessel disease, pre-dementia, and dementia: A systematic review.
Blumen HM, Jayakody O, Verghese J
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Tumefactive Virchow-Robin spaces.
Kwee RM, Kwee TC
Eur J Radiol 2019 Feb;111:21-33. Epub 2018 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.12.011. PMID: 30691661
Embolisation for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
Hsu CC, Kwan GN, Evans-Barns H, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 4;1(1):CD008017. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008017.pub5. PMID: 29298459Free PMC Article
Carotid atherosclerosis, silent ischemic brain damage and brain atrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moroni F, Ammirati E, Magnoni M, D'Ascenzo F, Anselmino M, Anzalone N, Rocca MA, Falini A, Filippi M, Camici PG
Int J Cardiol 2016 Nov 15;223:681-687. Epub 2016 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.234. PMID: 27568989

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