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This article is interesting but misleading. (I do surgeries on patients with strokes): CCMs (cavernous malformations) are vascular lesions, rare vascular lesio
by neuro_imager 9y ago
This article is interesting but misleading. (I do surgeries on patients with strokes):
CCMs (cavernous malformations) are vascular lesions, rare vascular lesions and relatively rarely they can bleed and cause "strokes" (as in neurological deficits in patients).
However CCMs that bleed make up a minuscule fraction of a percentage of all patients who have strokes (which are generally caused by ischemia - blockages to vessels with decreased oxygenated blood to the brain).
The title should read 'gut bacteria can potentially trigger rare type of brain vascular malformations'.
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