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Gelareh Zadeh, Yuri Andrade-Souza, May Tsao, Daryl Scora, Derek Armstrong, Robin Humphreys, James Rutka, James Drake, Peter Dirks, Michael Schwartz |
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Child's Nervous System; Feb2007, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p195-199, 5p |
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AbstractIntroduction and background??Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital vascular lesions of the brain, which behave differently in pediatric population compared to adults. Treatment of pediatric AVMs includes a combination of microsurgery, embolization and radiation therapies. However, the role of radiosurgery in the treatment of pediatric AVMs is not fully accepted because of concerns regarding the long-term effects of radiation on the pediatric brain.Discussion??In this study, we review our experience at the University of Toronto with treating pediatric AVMs using linear accelerator-based (LINAC) radiosurgery over the past 15?years. We report our results, obliteration rates, and complications on a total of 40 patients. In addition, we provide a review of series published to date combined with our own results to determine whether radiosurgery is a safe and reasonable treatment modality for pediatric AVMs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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