[The microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the thalamus]

The article analyzes the clinical data of 48 patients with arteriovenous malformations of the thalamus, who were examined at the Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery, AMS USSR, from 1970 to 1989. The experience in surgical treatment is based on 25 cases. The authors describe in detail the indications for surgical treatment, adequate surgical approaches, and the method for removal of the malformations. Neuropsychological and electrophysiological methods of examination of patients in dynamics were applied to evaluate the results of surgery.