Spontaneous regression of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: Clinical and angiographic analysis with review of the literature

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-16

  Lee, S K ^a   Vilela, P ^a   Willinsky, R ^a   TerBrugge, K G ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiography; Arteriovenous malformations; Brain; Spontaneous regression; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036944491     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340100702     Document Type: Article

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