Spontaneous regression of brain arteriovenous malformations: A clinical study and a systematic review of the literature

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1375-1382

  Buis, Dennis R ^a   Van Den Berg, René ^a   Lycklama, Geert ^a   Van Der Worp, H Bart ^b   Dirven, Clemens M F ^a   Vandertop, W Peter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiography, digital subtraction; Cerebral angiography; Intracranial arteriosclerosis; Intracranial arteriovenous malformations; Intracranial thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; RECANALIZATION; REMISSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 12844284670     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0548-3     Document Type: Review

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