The predictors of clinical outcomes in brainstem arteriovenous malformations after stereotactic radiosurgery.

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Abstract

The brainstem arteriovenous malformations (BS-AVMs) have a high morbidity and mortality and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been widely used to treat BS-AVMs. However, no consensus is reached in the explicit predictors of obliteration for BS-AVMs after SRS.To identify the predictors of clinical outcomes for BS-AVMs treated by SRS, we performed a retrospective observational study of BS-AVMs patients treated by SRS at our institution from 2006 to 2016. The primary outcomes were obliteration of nidus and favorable outcomes (AVM nidus obliteration with mRS score ≤2). For getting the outcomes more accurate, we also pooled the results of previous studies as well as our study by meta-analysis.A total of 26 patients diagnosed with BS-AVMs, with mean volume of 2.6 ml, were trea

SUBMITTER: Ai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183693 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature