25 citations,
March 2008 in “Surgical Neurology” New techniques for treating scalp blood vessel malformations are effective and can have good cosmetic results.
2 citations,
December 2008 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A small forehead lesion led to the discovery of a significant brain arteriovenous malformation in a young girl.
9 citations,
October 2014 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Temporary hair loss can occur after brain AVM treatment but usually regrows in 8 weeks.
Ethanol embolization and debridement successfully treated a scalp AVM, stopped bleeding, and restored hair growth.
September 2023 in “Bangladesh Journal of Neurosurgery” This case report from Bangladesh details the successful treatment of a 25-year-old male with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) using Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), marking the first published case of its kind in the country. The patient received a 23 Gy dose to the AVM, resulting in complete nidus obliteration by one year post-treatment, with no significant clinical symptoms. The only side effect was transient hair loss in the irradiated area, which resolved within six months. The study concludes that Linear Accelerator-based SRS is an excellent non-invasive treatment option for AVM, offering encouraging clinical outcomes for carefully selected patients, especially when surgery is not feasible or desired.