Brain arteriovenous malformations in adults

JH Choi, JP Mohr - The Lancet Neurology, 2005 - thelancet.com
Arteriovenous malformations of the brain (AMB) can cause stroke when they rupture.
Epidemiological and imaging research has found that about 50% of patients with AMB …

Embolization-induced angiogenesis in cerebral arteriovenous malformations

TJ Buell, D Ding, RM Starke, RW Crowley… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Endovascular occlusion of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) is often utilized as
adjunctive therapy in combination with radiosurgery or microsurgery. Evidence supports that …

A 3-tier classification of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

RF Spetzler, FA Ponce - Journal of neurosurgery, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The authors propose a 3-tier classification for cerebral arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs). The classification is based on the original 5-tier Spetzler-Martin grading system, and …

A practical grading scale for predicting outcome after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: analysis of 1012 treated patients

RM Starke, CP Yen, D Ding, JP Sheehan - Journal of neurosurgery, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The authors performed a study to review outcomes following Gamma Knife
radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to create a practical scale …

A proposed radiosurgery-based grading system for arteriovenous malformations

BE Pollock, JC Flickinger - Journal of neurosurgery, 2002 - thejns.org
Object. Radiosurgery is an effective treatment strategy for properly selected patients
harboring arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Grading scales that are currently used to …

Intention-to-treat analysis of Spetzler—Martin grades IV and V arteriovenous malformations: natural history and treatment paradigm

PP Han, FA Ponce, RF Spetzler - Journal of neurosurgery, 2003 - thejns.org
Object. In this study the authors quantified a subgroup of patients with Spetzler—Martin
Grades IV and V arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) recommended for complete, partial, or …

Spetzler-Martin Grade III arteriovenous malformations: surgical results and a modification of the grading scale

MT Lawton… - …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To analyze surgical results for the highly variable Spetzler-Martin Grade III
arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), to demonstrate that outcomes vary among the different …

A population-based study of brain arteriovenous malformation: long-term treatment outcomes

HT ApSimon, H Reef, RV Phadke, EA Popovic - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—By undertaking long-term follow-up of a functionally isolated
population study group, we sought to achieve a true picture of intrinsic brain arteriovenous …

Modification of the radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation grading system

BE Pollock, JC Flickinger - Neurosurgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE The radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation (AVM) grading scale was
developed to predict patient outcomes after radiosurgery. The purpose of this study was to …

Patient outcomes after arteriovenous malformation radiosurgical management: results based on a 5-to 14-year follow-up study

BE Pollock, DA Gorman, RJ Coffey - Neurosurgery, 2003 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Radiosurgery is commonly performed for patients with small to medium-sized
arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). However, few articles present overall outcomes after …