Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome

Description

This book reviews the natural course of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) disease and the active treatment modalities. These are compared with surgical and neuropsychological results achieved at the Military University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. Based on these comparisons, treatment recommendation for AVM is articulated. Furthermore, the long-term efficacy of different treatment is discussed. This book is written by an international group of European authors, and is aimed at neurovascular surgeons and neurosurgical residents. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Introduction (Vladimír Beneš, Ondřej Bradáč)....Pages 1-3 AVM Definition and Angioarchitecture (Michihiro Tanaka)....Pages 5-22 Genetics of Arteriovenous Malformations (Mustapha Amyere, Laurence M. Boon, Miikka Vikkula)....Pages 23-36 Epidemiology and Natural History of AVMs (Aki Laakso)....Pages 37-49 Pathophysiological Principles of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (Omar Al Awar, Umang Jash Patel)....Pages 51-59 AVM Presentation (Karl Schaller)....Pages 61-66 AVM Grading Schemes (Ondřej Bradáč, Vladimír Beneš, Anna Štekláčová)....Pages 67-76 Diagnostic Imaging (Ioannis Ioannidis, Nikolaos Nasis, Alexander Andreou)....Pages 77-94 Treatment of AVM: Surgery (Vladimír Beneš, Ondřej Bradáč)....Pages 95-120 Treatment of AVM: Endovascular Methods (Emmanuel Houdart, Marc Antoine Labeyrie, Stéphanie Lenck, Jean Pierre Saint-Maurice)....Pages 121-147 Treatment of AVM: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gábor Nagy, Jeremy G. Rowe, Matthias W. R. Radatz)....Pages 149-171 Neurological Outcome and Efficacy of AVM Treatment (Ondřej Bradáč, Vladimír Beneš)....Pages 173-199 Neuropsychological Outcome of AVM Treatment (Ondřej Bradáč, Vladimír Beneš)....Pages 201-209 ARUBA Study Comments (Ondřej Bradáč, Vladimír Beneš)....Pages 211-217 Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations (Nazlı Çakıcı Başak, Nejat Akalan)....Pages 219-236 Back Matter ....Pages 237-241