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*Patients with [[comorbidities]] are being given [[medications]] specific for their [[symptoms]]. Usually, they are given [[antithrombotic medications]] to reduce the [[risk]] of [[hemorrhage]]. | *Patients with [[comorbidities]] are being given [[medications]] specific for their [[symptoms]]. Usually, they are given [[antithrombotic medications]] to reduce the [[risk]] of [[hemorrhage]]. | ||
*[[Headache]] [[medications]] are also given as [[preventive]] and [[abortive]] [[treatment]]. | *[[Headache]] [[medications]] are also given as [[preventive]] and [[abortive]] [[treatment]].<ref name="pmid32605781">{{cite journal| author=Flemming KD, Lanzino G| title=Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: What a Practicing Clinician Should Know. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 2020 | volume= 95 | issue= 9 | pages= 2005-2020 | pmid=32605781 | doi=10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.11.005 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32605781 }} </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 11 March 2022
Overview
There is no definite medical treatment for cavernous angioma. However, symptoms associated with this condition are being treated individually.
Medical Therapy
- Patients with comorbidities are being given medications specific for their symptoms. Usually, they are given antithrombotic medications to reduce the risk of hemorrhage.
- Headache medications are also given as preventive and abortive treatment.[1]
References
- ↑ Flemming KD, Lanzino G (2020). "Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: What a Practicing Clinician Should Know". Mayo Clin Proc. 95 (9): 2005–2020. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.11.005. PMID 32605781 Check
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