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Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations.

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Drake, CG; Friedman, AH; Peerless, SJ
Published in: J Neurosurg
January 1986

The authors report their treatment of 66 infratentorial arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) in patients aged 5 to 69 years. Sixty-one of them presented with hemorrhage, three with headache, and two with focal neurological deficits. Five patients underwent surgical exploration only, one was treated with ventriculostomy, three had ligation of the AVM feeding arteries, four underwent intraoperative embolization, and two had pontine hematomas removed; complete excision was attempted in 51 patients and accomplished in 47. Twelve of the patients also had aneurysms (nine of which had ruptured). Of this series, 71% had a good result, 14% a poor result, and 15% died. Most of the operative morbidity was due to massive postoperative hemorrhage, probably related to inadequate hemostasis.

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J Neurosurg

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ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

January 1986

Volume

64

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 10

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Child, Preschool
 

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Drake, C. G., Friedman, A. H., & Peerless, S. J. (1986). Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg, 64(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1986.64.1.0001
Drake, C. G., A. H. Friedman, and S. J. Peerless. “Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations.J Neurosurg 64, no. 1 (January 1986): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1986.64.1.0001.
Drake CG, Friedman AH, Peerless SJ. Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 1986 Jan;64(1):1–10.
Drake, C. G., et al. “Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations.J Neurosurg, vol. 64, no. 1, Jan. 1986, pp. 1–10. Pubmed, doi:10.3171/jns.1986.64.1.0001.
Drake CG, Friedman AH, Peerless SJ. Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations. J Neurosurg. 1986 Jan;64(1):1–10.

Published In

J Neurosurg

DOI

ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

January 1986

Volume

64

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 10

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Radiography
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Child, Preschool