Cerebral varix

Cerebral varices, also known as cerebral venous aneurysms or isolated cerebral varices are uncommon cerebral vascular malformations, rarely found in isolation, hence the name isolated cerebral varix. They are more commonly encountered in association with other vascular malformation, such as dural arteriovenous fistula and developmental venous anomaly .

Clinical presentation

Most of them are clinically silent and found incidentally .

Pathology

They are described as focal dilatation of a single vein, with no neural tissue or other vessel anomalies.

Differential diagnosis