title: Historical perspective of treatments of cranial arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas.
abstract: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations and intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas represent two important classes of intracranial vascular lesions. This article recalls the history on which current technical advances, including diagnoses, characterization, and treatment, is based. It also describes modern therapeutic options, including microsurgical, endovascular, and radiosurgery techniques.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors: Geoffrey P
authors: GP
authors: Colby
authors: Alexander L
authors: AL
authors: Coon
authors: Judy
authors: J
authors: Huang
authors: Rafael J
authors: RJ
authors: Tamargo
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000266:history; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000266:history; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000266:history