EARLY SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGES CAUSED BY AVM -OUR EXPERIENCE IN 10 CASES

Between February 1980, and April, 1993. 10 patients with intraparenchy mal hemorrhage due to the bleeding of an arteriovenous malformation (A VM) underwent emergency surgical procedures within an average time of 3 hours (min. 2 - max. 7) from casualty to admission. Rapid neurologic al worsening and mass effect of the extensive intracerebral hemorrhage prompted early surgical treatment. Post-operative angiography was per formed to confirm that the malformation had been excluded from the cir culation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of early surge ry in patients requiring emergency surgical procedures for severe neur ological injury induced by extensive hematoma produced by AVM bleeding .