Gamma Knife treatment strategies for paediatric AVMs: approaches to refractory cases
A. Horiba,
M. Hayashi,
M. Oka
et al.
Abstract:Introduction:
While paediatric arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) often require aggressive therapeutic intervention due to their high bleeding incidence, choosing a course of treatment for deep and eloquent areas and asymptomatic cases is difficult. Sequelae are a concern in children, as they survive for longer after treatment. The authors have long recommended and implemented staged Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in their treatment guidelines to maximise therapeutic effects.
Methods:
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