Venous Angioma is also know as development venous angioma(DVA). It is one of the common forms of Angioma. An Angioma is a benign tumor that consists of small blood vessels. A venous angioma in the basal ganglia is a malformation of thr veins drain the bolld from the brain.

Types of Angioma

Spider angiomas
Cherry angiomas
Senile angiomas

Causes of Venous Angioma

The exact causes of Venous Angiomas are unknown. They are found incidentally on brain imaging studies done for some other reason.

Symptom of Venous Angioma

The symptoms of Venous Anigomas are :-

Headaches
Numbness
Laziness
Seizures
Blackouts
Spider angiomas
Cherry angiomas
Senile angiomas
other types of anigomas.

Treatments of venous angioma

The most effective treatments of venous angioma are:-

Surgery can be carried out if the venous angioma is thought to have ruptured. Usually, it is not the best option in all cases, and only done in cases where the lesions continue to bleed and put the individual at greater risk.
The use of stereotactic radio surgery is found very effective in the treatment of venous angioma. In this, radiations are applied to the lesion, without affecting the surrounding area of the brain.
Certain medicines such as Phenytoin (Dilantin) or another equivalent agent can also be used for the treatment of venous angioma.

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