title: Surgical management of pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in children. Different options exist for their successful management consisting of surgery, endovascular embolization, stereotactic radiosurgery, or a combination of these treatments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this paper, we discuss the different treatment modalities in the treatment of pediatric cerebral AVMs emphasizing the role of surgery and endovascular embolization as a preoperative strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santillan
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Souweidane
authors.forename: Howard A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Riina
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome