Results of surgical and endovascular treatment of intracranial micro-arteriovenous malformations with emphasis on superselective angiography

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 755-766

  Perrini, P ^a   Scollato, A ^a   Cellerini, M ^b   Mangiafico, S ^b   Ammannati, F ^a   Mennonna, P ^a   Di Lorenzo, Nicola ^a,c  

^a Neurosurgical Department   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi   (Italy)

^c CTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endovascular treatment; Intracranial haemorrhage; Micro arteriovenous malformation; Superselective angiography; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543056887     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0268-6     Document Type: Article

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