title: History of surgery for cerebrovascular disease in children. Part III. Arteriovenous malformations.
abstract: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in children. In this paper the authors trace the historical evolution of the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric intracerebral AVMs, and they summarize the contemporary approach and current controversies surrounding treatment of these lesions. Important distinctions between adult and pediatric AVMs are emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. jeffrey.blount@ccc.uab.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blount
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Robin P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Humphreys
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D007564:Japan; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D009656:North America