Talk:Cerebral arteriovenous malformation

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As my ten year old daughter is about to be subject to some sort of radiotherapy option for her AVM, I ask contributors to validate the above observation. My understanding is that radiotherapy is a well respected approach, with an 80% success rate after two or three years.

Please do not insert this into the article body. I am personally not aware of the studies, but when you have some more information please update this page! JFW | T@lk 02:37, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Treating AVMs with radiation

I'm three years past a Gamma Knife procedure for a +3cm AVM in my right temporal lobe. The best aspect of this procedure was not opening my skull, the worst was the 2-3 yearwait before the AVM occlusion can be expected to complete. I still don't know how successful the radiosurgery procedure was. I'm leaning toward doing an angiogram in late 2005 to assess progress. If it was my child, and radiosurgery had a 50% or better chance, I'd opt for the Gamma Knife over a craniotomy.

Dethomas 18:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)