Question
The patient has been diagnosed with a brain sponge hemangioma but is unsure which department this condition falls under. Where should a patient with brain sponge hemangioma go for consultation?
Answer
For brain sponge hemangiomas, the current trend in treatment is to receive attention from epilepsy surgeons. This is because simply removing the sponge-like hemangioma does not effectively control epilepsy seizures. The focus of epilepsy formation is usually in the surrounding areas and yellow staining zones of the sponge-like hemangioma, rather than within the hemangioma itself. The amount of surrounding hard brain tissue to be removed during surgery depends on the preoperative and intraoperative EEG examination results. Therefore, functional neurosurgery has a distinct advantage in the treatment of brain sponge hemangiomas.