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Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Correspondence

Transitory Brain Stem Edema Following Successfully Transvenous Embolization of a Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformation

Authors: F. P. Trivelato, MD, L. B. Manzato, MD, M. T. S. Rezende, MD, A. C. Ulhôa, MD

Published in: Clinical Neuroradiology | Issue 2/2014

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The best management of brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) remains controversial, since the annual risk of hemorrhage must be balanced against the significant morbimortality associated with the treatment [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Transitory Brain Stem Edema Following Successfully Transvenous Embolization of a Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformation
Authors
F. P. Trivelato, MD
L. B. Manzato, MD
M. T. S. Rezende, MD
A. C. Ulhôa, MD
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Neuroradiology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1869-1439
Electronic ISSN: 1869-1447
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-013-0209-y

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