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Clinical Aspects, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Surgical Treatment of Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformations

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The results of clinical examination and treatment of 95 cases (64 males and 31 females aged 8–50) of posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are reported. There were 45 surgical procedures: 34 total excisions of the AVM and various other operations as described. An anatomicosurgi-cal classification of posterior fossa AVMs is outlined based on angiography, computed tomography (CT), and surgical approaches to the lesions. A total of 83 patients presented with hemorrhage and 12 with only focal neurological deficits. The analysis of the neurological symptoms of posterior fossa AVMs showed relatively poor correlation between the symptoms and the site of the AVM.

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  1. Yuri M. Filatov
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Robert N. N. Holtzman MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon) (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon)

  2. The New York Neurological Institute, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Robert N. N. Holtzman MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon) (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon)

  3. Lenox Hill Hospital, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    Robert N. N. Holtzman MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon) (Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery, Associate Neurosurgeon)

  4. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Bennett M. Stein MD (Bryon Stookey Professor of Neorological Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Neorological and Surgery) (Bryon Stookey Professor of Neorological Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Neorological and Surgery)

  5. Department of Neorolocal Surgery, The New York Neurological Institute, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    Bennett M. Stein MD (Bryon Stookey Professor of Neorological Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Neorological and Surgery) (Bryon Stookey Professor of Neorological Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Neorological and Surgery)

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Filatov, Y.M., Eliava, S.S. (1995). Clinical Aspects, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Surgical Treatment of Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformations. In: Holtzman, R.N.N., Stein, B.M., Winston, H. (eds) Endovascular Interventional Neuroradiology. Contemporary Perspectives in Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2464-8_17

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