Abstract
From all large series of autopsies in addition to experience provided by current neurosurgical practice, it is well known that blood vessel hamartomas are rare. During recent years, the contribution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [10, 19] to the diagnosis of cryptic vascular malformations has led to an increase in the recorded incidence of this type of malformation. Some problems are developing such as: what is the best neurosurgical option in cases of asymptomatic vascular malformations?
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Gilliard, C., Laloux, P., Thiran, C., Mourin, S. (1991). Asymptomatic Cryptic Vascular Malformations. In: Bock, W.J., Lumenta, C., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76182-9_25
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