Surgical management of pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations.
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.
Rubin
David
D
Department of Neurological Surgery,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA.
Santillan
Alejandro
A
Greenfield
Jeffrey P
JP
Souweidane
Mark
M
Riina
Howard A
HA
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