Clinical characteristics of cavernous malformations (n=410)
| Variables | No (%) |
|---|---|
| Female | 240 (58.5%) |
| Prior symptomatic haemorrhage | 116 (28.3%) |
| Location | |
| Superficial | 290 (70.7%) |
| Deep | 120 (29.3%) |
| MR appearance | |
| Type I | 112 (27.3%) |
| Type II | 144 (35.1%) |
| Type III | 154 (37.6%) |
| Multiplicity | 133 (32.4%) |
| Associating venous angioma | 44 (10.7%) |
| Size (mm), mean±SD | 13.4±7.3 |
| Prospective symptomatic haemorrhage | 53 (12.9%) |
| Hypertension | 52 (12.7%) |