| Autor: |
Castillo-Rangel C; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Marín G; Biophysics Department, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico., Hernandez-Contreras KA; Molecular Biology and Cell Culture, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico., Zarate-Calderon C; Biophysics Department, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico., Vichi-Ramirez MM; Molecular Biology and Cell Culture, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico., Cortez-Saldias W; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Rodriguez-Florido MA; National Center of Medicine, 'Siglo XXI: Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez', Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Riley-Moguel ÁE; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Pichardo O; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Torres-Pineda O; Biophysics Department, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico., Vega-Quesada HG; Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Zone No. 71 'Lic. Benito Coquet Lagunes', Veracruz 91700, Mexico., Lopez-Elizalde R; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Ordoñez-Granja J; Department of Neurosurgery, 'Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre', Institute of Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), Mexico City 07300, Mexico., Alvarado-Martinez HH; General Hospital of Zone No. 17, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Ciudad de México 06600, Mexico., Vega-Quesada LA; Department of Cardiology, Cardiology Hospital of Zone No. 34, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Ciudad de México 06600, Mexico., Aranda-Abreu GE; Molecular Biology and Cell Culture, Brain Research Institute, Xalapa 91192, Mexico. |
| Abstrakt: |
Vascular malformations are frequent in the head and neck region, affecting the nervous system. The wide range of therapeutic approaches demand the correct anatomical, morphological, and functional characterization of these lesions supported by imaging. Using a systematic search protocol in PubMed, Google Scholar, Ebsco, Redalyc, and SciELO, the authors extracted clinical studies, review articles, book chapters, and case reports that provided information about vascular cerebral malformations, in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 385,614 articles were grouped; using the inclusion and exclusion criteria, three of the authors independently selected 51 articles about five vascular cerebral malformations: venous malformation, brain capillary telangiectasia, brain cavernous angiomas, arteriovenous malformation, and leptomeningeal angiomatosis as part of Sturge-Weber syndrome. We described the next topics-"definition", "etiology", "pathophysiology", and "treatment"-with a focus on the relationship with the imaging approach. We concluded that the correct anatomical, morphological, and functional characterization of cerebral vascular malformations by means of various imaging studies is highly relevant in determining the therapeutic approach, and that new lines of therapeutic approaches continue to depend on the imaging evaluation of these lesions. |
