[Radiation treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations--experiences with a semi-stereotactic technic].
Since 1982 79 patients with intracranial AVM's were irradiated at linear accelerator with 10 MV photons. Diagnosis, localization and therapy were done immobilizing the head for identical positioning. In a controlled study the therapy was done with fractionated irradiation up to 50 Gy in 25 fractions within 5 weeks or with 20 Gy in 4 fractions within 7 days. Complications, due to therapy, did not occur. Suffering from convulsion was not affected. Five patients have died, one patient got a hemorrhage 36 months later. The angiographical analysis of the first 25 patients until 30 months after radiotherapy gave complete obliterations and reduction of volume in more than 50% with minor AVM's. The result are not detrimental compared with a group after photon irradiation.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
Die Strahlenbehandlung intrakranieller arteriovaskulärer Malformationen--Erfahrungen mit semi-stereotaktischer Technik.