Clinical Study
Stereotactic Radiosurgery with Neoadjuvant Embolization of Larger Arteriovenous Malformations: An Institutional Experience
| | Total | No w/residual AVM | No. w/100% obliteration | value | % | % |
| Initial hemorrhage | | | | | | 0.926 | Y | 27 | 16 | 59% | 11 | 41% | | N | 68 | 40 | 59% | 28 | 41% | |
| Initial seizure | | | | | | 0.731 | Y | 37 | 25 | 68% | 12 | 32% | | N | 58 | 31 | 53% | 27 | 47% | |
| Initial neurological exam | | | | | | 0.25 | Intact | 74 | 45 | 61% | 29 | 39% | | Mild/moderate deficit | 18 | 8 | 44% | 10 | 56% | | Severe deficit | 3 | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0% | |
| Total number of embolizations | | | | | | 0.017 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 53% | 16 | 47% | | 2 | 25 | 13 | 52% | 12 | 48% | | 3 | 15 | 8 | 53% | 7 | 47% | | 4+ | 21 | 17 | 81% | 4 | 19% | |
| Total number of radiation treatments | | | | | | 0.025 | 1 | 64 | 33 | 52% | 31 | 48% | | 2 | 17 | 12 | 72% | 5 | 29% | | 3+ | 14 | 12 | 79% | 2 | 14% | |
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