Non-surgical transfermoral embolization of centrally located huge intracerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) was successfully performed by using conventional 6.5F DAVIS "* Catheter in the department of Radiology, Kangdong Sacred Hea rt Hospital, May 17, 1988.The large A. V.M. was located in left basal ganglia and thalamus on brain C.T. and was supp li ed by multiple dilated lateral lenticul ostriate arteries from left middle cerebral artery and posterior thalamoperforating artery, posterior choroidal artery from left posterior cerebral artery angiographically.The AVM was partially obliterated after embolization of lateral lenticulostriate arteries and thalamoperforating artery with P.V.A. (Polyvinyl Alcohol, ivalon) using conventional 6.5F DAVIS "* angiographic cathete r There was no complication w hich was related to those embolization procedures except transient drowsy consciousness after embolization but it is completely recovered to the level of preembolization state after 10 hours.
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