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A rare case of multiple cavernous angiomas with repeated hemorrhages in a 9-month-old male infant is presented, together with sequential computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images. The infant underwent hematoma evacuation for left cerebellar hemorrhage, and his postoperative course was uneventful. The multiple cavernous angiomas receded gradually without any treatment except the hematoma evacuation. Two years following presentation, he continues to do well. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of multiple cavernous angiomas with brain stem involvement in an infant.
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Fujii, M., Arisawa, M., Morimoto, M. et al. Supra- and infratentorial multiple cavernous angiomas in an infant: report with MR evaluation of an unusual case. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 564–567 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261614
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