[Neuro-interventional treatment of cerebrovascular malformations]

Cerebral vascular malformations are relatively rare diseases, however, their clinical impact is high. The group of vascular malformations include arterio-venous malformations of the brain and of the dura mater (AVM and DAVM) and arterial aneurysms. The danger coming from these malformations lies in the ruture with following cerebral stroke. Patients may die directly, or suffer from numerous deficits as hemipegia, loss of vision or speech and several severe cognitive deficits. Early diagnosis and early treatment is most important to avoid such complications and to prevent the patients from permanent invalidisation. A therapeutic alternative with increasing impact is given with the minimal invasive endovascular procedures. Alone, or in combination used with Radiosurgery and Neurosurgery, these techniques enable a most optimal and risk-reduced therapy for the patients.