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  • Title: Does multimodality therapy of arteriovenous malformations improve patient outcome?
    Author: Uno M, Satoh K, Matsubara S, Satomi J, Nakajima N, Nagahiro S.
    Journal: Neurol Res; 2004 Jan; 26(1):50-4. PubMed ID: 14977057.
    Abstract:
    The strategy for treating arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) has undergone changes and long-term follow-up results remain unclear. To compare the outcomes of different treatment strategies, we divided 112 patients with 113 AVMs into groups with hemorrhagic (n = 71, 62.8%) and nonhemorrhagic (n = 42, 37.2%) AVMs and subdivided these according to the period in which they were treated (before/after 1990). In the more recent period, treatment more frequently involved the use of the gamma-knife and microembolization to the AVM as well as combination therapy. Long-term follow-up showed that the complication rate was lower and the Rankin scale better, in the more recently treated group. Based on our findings we suggest that AVMs should be treated aggressively using a multimodality strategy.
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