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Intracranial Vascular Malformations

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Imaging of Non-Traumatic Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Disorders of the Central Nervous System

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Histological varieties of intracranial vascular malformations include arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), venous malformations, cavernous malformations, and capillary telangiectasia. They constitute a significant clinical problem. According to one estimate there are approximately 350,000 individuals in the United States with clinically evident or occult intracranial arteriovenous malformations [1]. Arteriovenous malformations are the lesions most familiar to practicing physicians because of their protean clinical manifestations. Autopsy series indicate that venous angiomas may actually have a higher prevalence, but these are frequently asymptomatic throughout life and of no clinical consequence. In a prospective autopsy series evaluating 4069 consecutive brains [2], 165 had one or more vascular malformations. Of these only 24 were AVMs while 105 were venous angiomas.

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  1. University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Mohammad Sarwar M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology) (Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology)

  2. Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Mohammad Sarwar M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology) (Professor of Radiology, Chief of Neuroradiology)

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, 66103, USA

    Solomon Batnitzky M.D. (Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Chief of Neuroradiology) (Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Chief of Neuroradiology)

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Hyman, R.A., Sands, S.F. (1989). Intracranial Vascular Malformations. In: Sarwar, M., Batnitzky, S. (eds) Imaging of Non-Traumatic Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Disorders of the Central Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1653-4_3

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