SynthesisJournal of neurology2004
Spontaneous regression of brain arteriovenous malformations--a clinical study and a systematic review of the literature.
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- Spontaneous obliteration of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a meta-analysis of incidence and angioarchitectural correlates.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Spontaneous Regression of De Novo Cavernous Malformation in the Spinal Canal after Hemorrhage: A Case Report.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of asymptomatic intracranial AVMs: A case report and evidence-based review.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Long-term surveillance in an infant with spontaneous obliteration of pial arteriovenous malformation and large intranidal aneurysm: A unique case observation.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
- Spontaneous thrombosis of deep brain arteriovenous malformation in a patient with intraventricular and subarachnoid hemorrhage.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
- Ischemic stroke in a young adult with a known epileptogenic arteriovenous malformation: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2023Article
- Spontaneous Resolution of 2 High Flow Cervical Vertebral Arteriovenous Fistulas.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Molecular and genetic mechanisms in brain arteriovenous malformations: new insights and future perspectives.Neurosurgical review · 2022Review
- Spontaneous obliteration of brain arteriovenous malformations: illustrative cases.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022Article
- Spontaneous Regression of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation Following Onyx Embolization.Cureus · 2021Article
- Extracranial arteriovenous malformation and subsequent contralateral cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula showing abducens nerve palsy: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Rendering a ruptured arteriovenous malformation more susceptible to spontaneous obliteration as a possible treatment strategy for cerebral AVM.Journal of surgical case reports · 2017Article
- Spontaneous obliteration highlights the dynamic nature of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: A case report and review of the literature.Surgical neurology international · 2016Article
- The predictive value of 3D time-of-flight MR angiography in assessment of brain arteriovenous malformation obliteration after radiosurgery.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2012Article
- Spontaneous closure of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas with direct cortical venous drainage. A case report.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2009Article
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Abstract
objective and importanceComplete spontaneous obliteration of a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare event, with 67 angiographically proven cases in the world literature. We present a new case and a systematic literature review to determine possible mechanisms underlying this unusual phenomenon. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: One patient with a brain AVM was referred for radiosurgical treatment. Shortly before treatment however, complete spontaneous regression occurred. This patient had experienced a hemorrhage in the months before referral.
resultsWe found 38 articles in which 67 cases of complete and spontaneous regression of a brain AVM were presented. Male to female ratio was 1.2, with a mean age of 37 years (range 1-81). Regression occurred in 72% without new neurological events. Median size of the nidus was 2 cm (range 1-7). There was a single arterial feeder in 46 % and a single draining vein in 59%.
conclusionSpontaneous regression of a brain AVM is the result of multiple interacting factors. Intracranial hemorrhage and the presence of a single draining vein seem to play a major role in this process.
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