AN INTERESTING CASE OF BRAINSTEM CAVERNOMA

A 45 yr old post menopausal lady admitted with insidious onset of focal neurological deficit in the form of right hemiparesis, right hemi hypoesthesia and failure of conjugate gaze to left side was diagnosed to have a pontine cavernoma with sub acute bleed. Surgical treatment was planned since the lesion reached a surgical surface and was causing significant neurological morbidity and was referred to higher centre for further management.