CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS IN CHILDHOOD - STATE-OF-THE-ART WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TREATMENT

Authors
MENOVSKY T VANOVERBEEKE JJ
Citation
T. Menovsky et Jj. Vanoverbeeke, CEREBRAL ARTERIOVENOUS-MALFORMATIONS IN CHILDHOOD - STATE-OF-THE-ART WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TREATMENT, European journal of pediatrics, 156(10), 1997, pp. 741-746
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03406199
Volume
156
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
741 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-6199(1997)156:10<741:CAIC-S>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
In this state of the art paper, the clinical and diagnostic features o f cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in childhood are outlined and special attention is paid to the treatment. Several options exists for the treatment of an AVM, consisting of surgery, endovascular embo lization, stereotactic radiosurgery, or a combination of these treatme nts.