--- In neurovascular@yahoogroups.com, "pmbeers2000" <PMbeers@...> wrote:
>A benign angioma basically means that their are no cavernomas at this
time. Your vessels are strong and you are in no danger of a bleed or a
rupture. That is good news...Do keep an eye on your blood pressure, be
aware of headaches that seem out of the ordinary and try to get a doc
to do regular MRIs or ct scans like maybe yearly. I have mine done
yearly as my neurlologist is very good at keeping up with my
checkups...Glad to see that someone is posting on this site again...not
alot of activity here...
> By accident my neurologist found from a MRI that I have two angiomas
in
> my brain. I had a follow up CT scan that showed that they are
benign.
> I have not found much information on the internet about angiomas at
> all. Can anyone tell me what is the difference between a benign
> angioma and one that is not benign? All my doctor told me was keep
my
> blood pressure normal and let him know if I have any bad headaches.
>
> =Patti
>