A practical grading scale for predicting outcome after radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: Analysis of 1012 treated patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 981-987

  Starke, Robert M ^a   Yen, Chun Po ^a   Ding, Dale ^a   Sheehan, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Complication; Embolization; Gamma Knife; Grading scale; Hemorrhage; Outcome; Radiosurgery; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881126247     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.5.JNS1311     Document Type: Article

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