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Neurological picture
Multiple spinal intramedullary cavernomas with vascular skin venus or ‘Cobb syndrome’: a case report
  1. S Gatzonis,
  2. G Strantzalis,
  3. A Siatouni,
  4. E Boviatsis,
  5. D E Sakas
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens Medical School, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, Athens, Greece
  1. Correspondence to Dr S Gatzonis, Department of Neurosurgery, “Evangelismos” Hospital, Athens Medical School, 45-47 Ipsilantou St, Athens, Greece; sgatzon{at}med.uoa.gr

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2009.195610

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    Cobb syndrome consists of a vascular skin nevus associated with an angioma in the spinal cord.1 Cavernous angiomas (CAs) account for 5–16% of all spinal vascular malformations.2 The spinal cord is a rare site for CAs.1

    Mean age at diagnosis is 36.4 years, with a peak between the third and fifth decades. Women make up 70% of all patients.1 3 Lesions are most frequently localised at the cervical and thoracic spinal cord.3 Mean size at diagnosis is 1.7 cm.3

    We present a patient diagnosed as having multiple intramedullary thoracic CAs.

    Case report

    A 32-year-old woman presented with weakness and numbness of the lower extremities. She described slight …

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    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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      Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2011; 82 944-944 Published Online First: 07 Jul 2011. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.195610corr1