Do cerebral arteriovenous malformations increase in size?
Six patients are reported with cerebral arteriovenous malformations which have enlarged over follow up periods of from 4 to 20 years. The frequency of spontaneous enlargement is estimated to range from 0.2% to 2.8% per annum. This rate of enlargement should be considered when treatment options are reviewed in individual patients, and should be added to the risk of haemorrhage.
Mendelow
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Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, Scotland.
Erfurth
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A
Grossart
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K
Macpherson
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology