Progressive spontaneous occlusion of a cerebellar AVM: Pathogenetic hypothesis and review of literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 502-510

  Panciani, P P ^a   Fontanella, M ^a   Carlino, C ^a   Bergui, M ^a   Ducati, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AVM; Cerebral angiography; Cerebral arteriovenous malformation; Spontaneous regression; Thrombosis; Vascular malformations; Venous drainage impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 43049181916     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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