Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are anomalous direct shunts between cerebral
arteries and veins that convalesce into a vascular nidus. The treatment strategies for AVMs …

Object The authors aimed to systematically review the literature to clarify the natural history
of brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs). Methods The authors searched PubMed for …

Background and Purpose—Intracranial vascular malformations (IVMs) are an important
cause of intracranial hemorrhage, epilepsy, and long-term disability in adults. There are no …

Background and Purpose—Prospective population-based data on the incidence of brain
arteriovenous malformation (AVM) hemorrhage are scarce. We studied lifetime detection …

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 …

Background and Purpose—To evaluate whether increased neuroimaging use is associated
with increased brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM) detection, we examined detection …

Introduction There is increasing acknowledgement that surgical care is important in global
health initiatives. In particular, neurosurgical care is as limited as 1 per 10 million people in …

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 …

Background and Purpose—The morbidity from spontaneous hemorrhage of untreated brain
arteriovenous malformations (AVM) is not well described. Methods—The 241 consecutive …

Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are complex vascular lesions in which arterial
blood flows directly into draining veins without an intervening capillary bed. The lack of …