| Literature DB >> 24930128 |
W Caleb Rutledge1, Nerissa U Ko, Michael T Lawton, Helen Kim.
Abstract
Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are abnormal connections of arteries and veins, resulting in arteriovenous shunting of blood. Primary medical therapy is lacking; treatment options include surgery, radiosurgery, and embolization, often in combination. Judicious selection of AVM patients for treatment requires balancing risk of treatment complications against the risk of hemorrhage in the natural history course. This review focuses on the epidemiology, hemorrhage risk, and factors influencing risk of hemorrhage in the untreated natural course associated with sporadic brain AVM.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24930128 PMCID: PMC4139097 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-014-0351-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transl Stroke Res ISSN: 1868-4483 Impact factor: 6.829