Article
Familial cerebral cavernous malformation: report of a further Italian family.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Apr 2009
Nannucci Serena, Pescini Francesca, Poggesi Anna, Ciolli Laura, Patrosso Maria Cristina, Marocchi Alessandro, Inzitari Domenico, Penco Silvana, Pantoni Leonardo
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular abnormalities that may cause seizures, headaches, intracerebral hemorrhages, and focal neurological deficits; they can also be clinically silent and may occur as a sporadic or an autosomal dominant condition. Three genes have been identified as...
Topics
- Adult
- Brain
- Cerebellar Diseases
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Epilepsy
- Exons
- Family Health
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
