title: The case against a randomized trial of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations: misinterpretation of a flawed study.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.). nicholas.bambakidis2@uhhospitals.org.
authors.forename: Nicholas C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Bambakidis
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cockroft
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: E Sander
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: Sepideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amin-Hanjani
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (N.C.B.); Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA (K.M.C.); Massachusetts General Hospital, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, Boston (J.A.H.); Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (E.S.C., P.M.M.); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago (S.A.-H.); and Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA (R.M.F.).
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Friedlander
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: arteriovenous malformation; vascular malformation