Predictive factors for recurrent haemorrhagies in patients with brain cavernoma

Haemorrhage is most important sequelae of brain cavernoma, so the surgical treatment is very important for treatment that complication. There are two types of bleeding chronic subclinical microhaemorrhage and acute real haemorrhage. Pathophysiological factors wich are responsible for bleeding are not still understanding. The reason for this study is understanding of clinical curse of cavernomas and identification of factors of influence. This is retrospective and prospective study. We analised 36 patients with simpthomatic brain cavernoma, surgicaly treated in Institute of neurosurgery KCS in 10 years period (1987-1997). Female were dominant but without statistical significance (p > 0.05). Male patients were older (32,1:29,8), but without statistical significance (p > 0.05). Almost 75% lesions were supratentorial, 25% infratentorial (p < 0.05). Focal neurological deficite (FND) was dominant clinical presentation in 52.8%. FND was dominant in 52.6% female, but without statistical singnificans (p > 0.05). Clinical presentation according the age was not statisticaly significant (p > 0.05). Clinical presentation was very diferent according the size of lesion (p < 0.001). FND as a sign of bleeding was in 57.9% supratentorial cavernomas and in 42.1% infratentorial (p < 0.005). More than 1/3 patients have recurent bleeding with 21 atack of haemorrhage or almost 2 atack per patient. We find that dominant predictive factors for recurent haemorrhages are localisation and size of lesion.