title: Current treatment options for cerebral arteriovenous malformations in pregnancy: a review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), though relatively rare, have the propensity to cause potentially fatal conditions, such as intracranial hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Online databases were utilized to select and review references to convey recommended treatment options for cerebral AVMs in pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presentation of a hemorrhage from an AVM in a pregnant woman warrants the initiation of treatments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An individualized, multimodal therapeutic strategy should be employed for endovascular treatment, such as presurgical embolization.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Nitin
authors: N
authors: Agarwal
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Jacqueline C
authors: JC
authors: Guerra
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Nihar B
authors: NB
authors: Gala
authors: Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
authors: Prateek
authors: P
authors: Agarwal
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Alexandros
authors: A
authors: Zouzias
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Chirag D
authors: CD
authors: Gandhi
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA; Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: c.prestigiacomo@umdnj.edu.
authors: Charles J
authors: CJ
authors: Prestigiacomo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012306:Risk; D012421:Rupture / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Arteriovenous malformation; Cerebral; Embolization; Endovascular; Microsurgery; Pregnancy; Radiosurgery; Treatment