Cerebral microarteriovenous malformations: diagnostic and therpeutic features in a series of patients.

Background And Purpose: Few collected series of cerebral microarteriovenous malformations (micro-AVMs) have been reported. Our propose was to assess the unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges posed by these lesions and their influence on outcomes.

Methods: The clinical presentation, diagnostic features, principles of endovascular or surgical treatment, and outcomes for a consecutive series of 10 patients (five male, five female; mean age, 48.