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Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain: What is the Best Way to Treat Them?

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Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children

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Abstract

Many modes of treament are proposed for curing arteriovenous malformations of the brain (AVMs): surgery, embolization, radiosurgery. Usually, every specialist presents arguments in favor of the superiority of his or her particular choice. Some try to convince us that embolization is less risky than surgery, that it gives better results. Others think radiosurgery is better, forgetting that this treatment takes many months to become effective and that during this delay the AVM may rebleed. Unconditional supporters of surgery prefer multistaged operations to embolization in huge AVMs. Where does the truth lie?

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    J. Brotchi, O. Dewitte & J. Noterman

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    A. Vandesteene

  3. Department of Neuroradiology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, 808 Route de Lennik, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    G. Rodesch & D. Baleriaux

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  1. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Moorenstraße 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf 1, Germany

    Wolfgang Joachim Bock  & Christianto Lumenta  & 

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Mario Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6(Kopfklinikum), W-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

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Brotchi, J., Dewitte, O., Vandesteene, A., Rodesch, G., Baleriaux, D., Noterman, J. (1991). Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain: What is the Best Way to Treat Them?. In: Bock, W.J., Lumenta, C., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76182-9_12

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