title: Cranial arteriovenous malformation: suicide by exsanguination.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformations of the scalp are potential sources of serious bleeding because of their location, inherent weakness, and high flow rates. A 40-year-old man used his vascular lesion as a means of suicide. Selected aspects of the historical background, diagnosis, and treatment of these vascular disorders are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Gauger
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply*; D013405:Suicide