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Spinal arteriovenous malformations
P W Detweiler1, R W Porter, R F Spetzler
1Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013-4496, USA.
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
|December 18, 1998
Abstract:
Spinal cord arteriovenous malformations encompass a variety of distinct lesions with aberrant connections between the arterial and venous circulation. Symptomatology and clinical presentation of such lesions are directly related to their location and particular pathophysiology. In the authors' surgical experience, 90% of patients have had the same or improved neurologic function and long-term follow-up.